RE: Atheists being asked about the existence of Jesus
January 6, 2019 at 5:18 pm
(This post was last modified: January 6, 2019 at 5:19 pm by Rahn127.)
(January 5, 2019 at 2:02 pm)Lek Wrote:(January 6, 2019 at 9:07 am)unfogged Wrote:(January 5, 2019 at 2:02 pm)Lek Wrote: If you rely solely on science for a determination of truth, then you have put your self in a box.
What other option provides a reliable method for determining truth?
What about a witness ?
And what method is the witness going to use for determining the truth ?
Have you been to a magic show and seen a woman get cut in half ?
Will the witness say he saw a woman cut in half, because in reality a woman didn't get cut in half.
That witness would be wrong because our senses can be fooled.
To determine the truth we must be able to gather & analyze evidence. We must be able to evaluate it using the most modern tools at our disposal.
We also need to be able to repeat the results of any tests that we make to ensure the quality of our results.
Additionally it helps to have others repeat our tests in case we are unconsciously making mistakes or letting our own biases skew our conclusions.
A witness can only tell you what they remember from an event that they saw, heard, felt, smelt or tasted.
Memories can also get mixed up. They aren't a reliable recording device.
A witness cannot tell you how much a bridge weighs.
Without using math, science, technology, rational thought, how are you going to determine the truth ?
How old is that Red Wood tree ? You can't cut it down using any tools. You can't take a core sample.
All you have is your witness looking at the tree.
Will his or her answer be reliable ?
Do you think someone looking at a tree and giving their best GUESS is a good way to determine the truth ?
Insanity - Doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result
