(November 27, 2017 at 3:35 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote:(November 27, 2017 at 3:29 pm)Abaddon_ire Wrote: Do you accept that I have a cat?
Do you accept that I have an invisible garage dragon?
Why or why not?
No; I accept neither on epistemological grounds. You haven't provided sufficient evidence.
Do you agree, that between two similar scenarios given the same facts, and given the same reasons, that a coherent and consistent logical foundation should come to the same conclusion? If not, how do you logically justify the discrepancy.
One of the clear differences in the two scenarios is that people are known to have pet cats, and commonly do so. But nobody is known to have a pet invisible dragon.
If I live in a location where cats are never seen and someone local claimed to have a pet cat, I might well ask for more evidence to substantiate their claim.
This works for more ordinary examples. When I was growing up, having pet lizards was quite rare (I knew nobody who did), so someone claiming to have one would be asked for more proof.
Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence.
