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Rational AKD Offline

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RE: standard of evidence

October 3, 2013 at 9:35 pm

(October 3, 2013 at 9:26 pm)Minimalist Wrote:
Quote:no, I don't. as I've said absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

Incorrect. The fact that no one has found El Dorado in the American South West in the 4 centuries since the Spanish dreamed it up is not evidence that it exists.

The fact that it has not been found is, in fact, strong evidence that the whole tale is bullshit.

thanks for straw manning my argument for me. why don't you read this site to see what I actually mean.
http://www.fallacyfiles.org/ignorant.html

I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with senses, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use and by some other means to give us knowledge which we can attain by them.
-Galileo

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standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 2, 2013 at 8:51 am

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RE: standard of evidence - by Zen Badger - October 2, 2013 at 9:19 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 2, 2013 at 9:24 am

RE: standard of evidence - by LastPoet - October 2, 2013 at 9:41 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 2, 2013 at 9:49 am

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RE: standard of evidence - by LastPoet - October 2, 2013 at 11:17 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 2, 2013 at 11:42 am

RE: standard of evidence - by max-greece - October 2, 2013 at 12:10 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Doubting Thomas - October 2, 2013 at 9:50 am

RE: standard of evidence - by ManMachine - October 3, 2013 at 6:40 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Doubting Thomas - October 2, 2013 at 9:46 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 2, 2013 at 9:56 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Doubting Thomas - October 2, 2013 at 11:51 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Chas - October 3, 2013 at 8:48 am

RE: standard of evidence - by bennyboy - October 2, 2013 at 10:59 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 2, 2013 at 11:32 am

RE: standard of evidence - by bennyboy - October 2, 2013 at 9:43 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Minimalist - October 2, 2013 at 11:29 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Brian37 - October 2, 2013 at 11:34 am

RE: standard of evidence - by LastPoet - October 2, 2013 at 11:37 am

RE: standard of evidence - by max-greece - October 2, 2013 at 11:40 am

RE: standard of evidence - by LastPoet - October 2, 2013 at 11:49 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 2, 2013 at 11:53 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Doubting Thomas - October 2, 2013 at 11:56 am

RE: standard of evidence - by LastPoet - October 2, 2013 at 12:00 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Brian37 - October 2, 2013 at 12:02 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Cheerful Charlie - October 19, 2013 at 8:24 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Minimalist - October 2, 2013 at 11:59 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 2, 2013 at 12:22 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Doubting Thomas - October 2, 2013 at 12:52 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by downbeatplumb - October 2, 2013 at 1:10 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by max-greece - October 2, 2013 at 1:22 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Brian37 - October 2, 2013 at 1:32 pm

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RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 2, 2013 at 3:23 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Simon Moon - October 2, 2013 at 4:06 pm

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RE: standard of evidence - by Brian37 - October 2, 2013 at 4:26 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 2, 2013 at 4:43 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Simon Moon - October 2, 2013 at 4:57 pm

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RE: standard of evidence - by Minimalist - October 2, 2013 at 3:20 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Brian37 - October 2, 2013 at 3:31 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 2, 2013 at 2:36 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by max-greece - October 2, 2013 at 3:00 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 2, 2013 at 3:41 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Doubting Thomas - October 2, 2013 at 3:48 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 2, 2013 at 4:00 pm

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RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 2, 2013 at 4:52 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Doubting Thomas - October 2, 2013 at 5:03 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 2, 2013 at 5:19 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Brian37 - October 2, 2013 at 5:05 pm

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RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 2, 2013 at 5:23 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Fidel_Castronaut - October 2, 2013 at 6:31 pm

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RE: standard of evidence - by Brian37 - October 2, 2013 at 5:23 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Doubting Thomas - October 2, 2013 at 5:34 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Doubting Thomas - October 2, 2013 at 6:43 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Brian37 - October 2, 2013 at 7:16 pm

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RE: standard of evidence - by ManMachine - October 3, 2013 at 5:34 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 3, 2013 at 6:09 am

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RE: standard of evidence - by Simon Moon - October 3, 2013 at 8:44 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 3, 2013 at 9:21 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Chas - October 4, 2013 at 5:53 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Doubting Thomas - October 4, 2013 at 8:51 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 4, 2013 at 9:04 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Simon Moon - October 4, 2013 at 12:09 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Tonus - October 3, 2013 at 6:18 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Faith No More - October 3, 2013 at 6:23 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 3, 2013 at 7:48 am

RE: standard of evidence - by bennyboy - October 3, 2013 at 10:25 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 3, 2013 at 7:54 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Doubting Thomas - October 4, 2013 at 8:40 am

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RE: standard of evidence - by Airyaman - October 3, 2013 at 8:05 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 3, 2013 at 8:36 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Minimalist - October 3, 2013 at 8:45 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Airyaman - October 3, 2013 at 8:46 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Minimalist - October 3, 2013 at 9:26 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 3, 2013 at 9:35 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Cheerful Charlie - October 19, 2013 at 9:34 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Minimalist - October 3, 2013 at 9:55 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 3, 2013 at 10:06 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Minimalist - October 3, 2013 at 10:24 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 3, 2013 at 10:33 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Brian37 - October 4, 2013 at 12:54 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 4, 2013 at 1:46 am

RE: standard of evidence - by bennyboy - October 4, 2013 at 2:39 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Minimalist - October 19, 2013 at 10:07 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by bennyboy - October 4, 2013 at 7:00 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Brian37 - October 4, 2013 at 7:16 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 4, 2013 at 8:21 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 4, 2013 at 8:48 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Doubting Thomas - October 4, 2013 at 9:05 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 4, 2013 at 9:19 am

RE: standard of evidence - by bennyboy - October 4, 2013 at 9:55 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Faith No More - October 4, 2013 at 10:33 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Doubting Thomas - October 4, 2013 at 9:37 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Faith No More - October 4, 2013 at 9:48 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Doubting Thomas - October 4, 2013 at 10:18 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 4, 2013 at 10:31 am

RE: standard of evidence - by Doubting Thomas - October 4, 2013 at 12:25 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Rational AKD - October 4, 2013 at 10:35 am

RE: standard of evidence - by bennyboy - October 4, 2013 at 8:16 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Cheerful Charlie - October 19, 2013 at 9:50 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Minimalist - October 4, 2013 at 1:12 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Brian37 - October 4, 2013 at 1:16 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Doubting Thomas - October 4, 2013 at 1:32 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Brian37 - October 4, 2013 at 1:45 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Minimalist - October 4, 2013 at 1:44 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Minimalist - October 4, 2013 at 8:40 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by DeistPaladin - October 4, 2013 at 10:43 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Minimalist - October 4, 2013 at 10:53 pm

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RE: standard of evidence - by Cheerful Charlie - October 19, 2013 at 8:13 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Tonus - October 19, 2013 at 8:24 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by bennyboy - October 19, 2013 at 9:37 pm

RE: standard of evidence - by Angrboda - October 20, 2013 at 8:13 am

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