(April 15, 2012 at 3:03 am)Undeceived Wrote: Herzog also relies heavily on gaps arguments, meaning he uses lack of evidence for something as proof it didn't exist.
So you would rather he uses a gap argument, and a lack of evidence, to prove something does exist?
Oh, you mean like a gap in the fossil record is "proof" macroevolution doesn't exist. Ignoring any and all plausible evidence?
You might be interested to know, that literally only a few weeks ago, a US researcher used satellite technology to locate ancient settlements, by observing soil discolouration and mounds caused when mud-brick settlements collapsed.
The model will be tested when the situation in Syria calms down, or maybe in the Kurdish provinces of Northern Iraq.
Self-authenticating private evidence is useless, because it is indistinguishable from the illusion of it. ― Kel, Kelosophy Blog
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
