(August 23, 2017 at 6:58 am)RoadRunner79 Wrote:(August 23, 2017 at 6:06 am)Cyberman Wrote: So how do we ascertain if they're mistaken or lying? If their testimony doesn't accord with our beliefs, or what?
Through corroborating or refuting evidence.
Right. So testimony alone is at best unsafe on which to draw a conclusion.
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