(August 25, 2013 at 2:29 pm)Walking Void Wrote: OK. We might have a misconception about evidence here. When We have something to reason by, We have evidence to support our reasons. The evidence is something anyone can object to. Everyone can intake the information, though not everyone will process that information the same way. Example, if I had a tennis ball in my hand, everyone who can see would be logically inclined to agree that I had a tennis ball. If someone were blind, they can touch the ball. Not all evidence is sensual. Proof of mathematical solutions is simply a byproduct from a standard of rules (like BEDMAS).
There is also evidence that anyone can subject to. Such as, a testimonial. An anecdote. A sharp pain. This is information that is clear to 1 person, but unknown and inexperienced by another. You cannot explain colour to someone who has never seen, nor can they confirm the correct definition with You, because they will NEVER know colour.
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You want evidence that we have made some kind of moral progress toward some kind of standard over the years? Well yes for example it is now wrong to discriminate against someone because of their skin colour. This one was a fairly recent development. Women are now equal in status to men, that one goes back 100 years or so ago. It was of course central in early Christianity, but the we hadn't developed enough at that point to fully accept it. There we numerous other examples throughout society you can pick out as being true to Christs teachings. The kinds of things we take as standard now people would have thought odd in past ages. There's no evidence to suggest this was through Christ specifically it could be purely coincidental. Seems like a big coincidence to me though. I'm not keen at all on coincidences.
Come all ye faithful joyful and triumphant.
