(January 3, 2019 at 2:15 pm)Brian37 Wrote:(January 3, 2019 at 2:03 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote: What.
I agree "What"?
Any lawyer worth their weight prosecuting or defending, wants as few witnesses as possible. The more people that take the stand the more opportunity for the other side to pick the arguments apart.
I hate this argument that "witness" observation is the same as scientific observation.
Our species perceptions are notoriously flawed. It is literally why one can walk into a squeaky clean glass door thinking it is open when it is not. Science is the ability to determine if the door is open or not and not simply rely on claims.
Trying to equate courts to scientific method is stupid.
I once went to traffic court and prior to mere traffic tickets, the docket put forth arraignment of case like theft robbery ect ect. So this one case was called, a cab driver swore under oath that the accused robbed him. I remember him being dead serious certain the guy accused was the guy who robbed him. BUT, the accused family members, one after the other, got on the stand and swore he was at home watching TV with him. The judge wasn't buying the accused story, but his hands were tied because no evidence was presented in that arraignment that the family members were lying. So the charges were dropped.
As far as holy writings it is possible that the writers are making up myth and lying to over conflate numbers to sell a story.
Observation in scientific method is not like a court.
But look at your own shittie argument! Did you use scientific evidence to support your beliefs and experience or did you use your own eye witlessness observations to try and refute what you were hypocritically dong? "I think.. I once... I remember.." All personal testimony. If science was truly the only standard then why did you lead with personal testimony?
Why? because in this instance science is over kill for something easily verified or refuted with minimal effort. You are just not honorable enough to allow you opposition to use the same tools of observation and personal experience that you yourself enjoy.