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Is Accepting Christian Evidence Special Pleading?
RE: Is Accepting Christian Evidence Special Pleading?
(September 16, 2017 at 7:16 am)SteveII Wrote:
(September 16, 2017 at 6:51 am)Mr.wizard Wrote: The OP uses the definition for evidence, " Facts that support a conclusion", therefore testimony cannot be evidence until it is established as fact. Right?
The fact is that the testimony exists. Whether the claims of the testimony are facts is a whole different question not related to special pleading.


I'm pointing out that you defined evidence as facts that support a conclusion and you just acknowledged that claims of the testimony may not be fact, therefore by your own standards for evidence that you set up testimony would not count as evidence. Then you said in the OP that testimony will be considered evidence for religions, which i'm pretty sure is special pleading.
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Is Accepting Christian Evidence Special Pleading? - by SteveII - September 11, 2017 at 1:41 pm
RE: Is Accepting Christian Evidence Special Pleading? - by Mr.wizard - September 16, 2017 at 11:26 am

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