The nature of evidence

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The nature of evidence

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RE: The nature of evidence

May 4, 2016 at 2:34 am (This post was last modified: May 4, 2016 at 2:35 am by robvalue.)

One last thing before I go blow up some tanks:

If the nature of your claim is such that there cannot be any proper, convincing evidence for it, then that is a problem with the claim. That's not to say it isn't true, but it should make you stop and consider why you even believe it yourself.

It is not a problem with/for the person you're telling the claim to. Nor is it reasonable to expect them to believe it based on whatever extremely weak evidence you present, because your claim is "special".

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