(January 7, 2013 at 9:14 pm)Rhythm Wrote:(January 7, 2013 at 9:03 pm)Mark 13:13 Wrote: i will stick to something i can't prove but I know to be true " I will not accept that the burden of proof always rests with the person making the claim" i will not ask or give any proof for that lol. I will therefore avoid making claims but rather statements of belief but of course If my opponent believes the issue of burden of proof then in respect for their belief I will feel able to should it suit my purposes to ask them for proof should they assert claims.
You're likely to have a difficult time describing how you've come to know something that you can't prove. This is disappointing, contrary to your last post, you don't accept logic after all. The burden of proof is not an issue of belief, but it does seem to be a very common habit from the theist end of the aisle to interpret everything as a belief (perhaps because -belief- is very important to them, or perhaps because they recognize the weakness of -belief- in an argument, or any number of things really, but those are the two I'm inclined to go with).
I'd ask you if you had reasons for refusing to accept the burden of proof, but that would probably be pointless.
I have no reason to apart from being unable to accept that it is even needed. please don't everyone take this as an opportunity to thrash out the same old same old because I may be a lot of things but i'm not stupid and telling me something twice won't make it sound any better and change anything.
