RE: Can you make a God claim?
January 8, 2015 at 12:47 pm
(This post was last modified: January 8, 2015 at 12:50 pm by robvalue.)
I'm not even getting to evidence, I'm seeing if someone can make a claim that makes sense and is testable. I don't care whether or not there is any evidence at this point, I just want to see if a simple claim can be put together. The fact that it isn't utter gibberish is a good start, kind of the point of my standards. I suppose the consistency thing is to weed out claims that cannot be true regardless of evidence. Ignore that bit if you want, and go for testable.
I'm not putting myself forward as an authority on what is and isn't a good claim, just describing what I see as the relevant criteria. Do you have a claim? Can you start with a coherent definition?
Sure, other people claim to know things, but if they cannot demonstrate they are anything other than imagination, then I have no reason to believe them. But I'm not the judge of all things, I'd let the community here see what they think of any claim put forth.
I'm not putting myself forward as an authority on what is and isn't a good claim, just describing what I see as the relevant criteria. Do you have a claim? Can you start with a coherent definition?
Sure, other people claim to know things, but if they cannot demonstrate they are anything other than imagination, then I have no reason to believe them. But I'm not the judge of all things, I'd let the community here see what they think of any claim put forth.
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