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RE: Evidence to Convict?
August 6, 2017 at 9:26 pm
Explain how it is a shifting of goal posts?
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RE: Evidence to Convict?
August 6, 2017 at 9:27 pm
(August 6, 2017 at 9:26 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: Explain how it is a shifting of goal posts?
Because it's not
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RE: Evidence to Convict?
August 6, 2017 at 9:31 pm
Let's try this another way. What if, hypothetically, we all came together in agreement that eye-witness testimony can be considered evidence. Where does the dialogue go from there?
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RE: Evidence to Convict?
August 6, 2017 at 9:34 pm
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(August 6, 2017 at 9:26 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: Explain how it is a shifting of goal posts?
Shifting the burden of proof required. But we are getting off topic.... I'm more concerned with the general principles, befor discussing special cases.
(August 6, 2017 at 9:31 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: Let's try this another way. What if, hypothetically, we all came together in agreement that eye-witness testimony can be considered evidence. Where does the dialogue go from there?
We could discuss ways in which testimony may be contaminated, limits of testimony, or other aspects in more detail.i would probably stop there though, and let you to re-assess things. Ideologies don't just change instantly. However I haven't even been really making an argument for testimony.
Hopefully at least, people would quit saying testimony is not evidence, and we wouldn't need to go back to this.
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RE: Evidence to Convict?
August 6, 2017 at 9:48 pm
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(August 6, 2017 at 9:34 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: (August 6, 2017 at 9:26 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: Explain how it is a shifting of goal posts?
Shifting the burden of proof required. But we are getting off topic.... I'm more concerned with the general principles, befor discussing special cases.
I have no idea what you mean here.
(August 6, 2017 at 9:31 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: Let's try this another way. What if, hypothetically, we all came together in agreement that eye-witness testimony can be considered evidence. Where does the dialogue go from there?
Quote:We could discuss ways in which testimony may be contaminated, limits of testimony, or other aspects in more detail.i would probably stop there though, and let you to re-assess things. Ideologies don't just change instantly. However I haven't even been really making an argument for testimony.
Hopefully at least, people would quit saying testimony is not evidence, and we wouldn't need to go back to this.
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See, this is where I start to sense you are being disingenuous despite your multiple protestations. Which ideology is it, exactly, that you feel "we" need to reassess? I'm really trying to give you the benefit of the doubt here.
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RE: Evidence to Convict?
August 6, 2017 at 9:52 pm
(August 6, 2017 at 9:48 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: (August 6, 2017 at 9:31 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: Let's try this another way. What if, hypothetically, we all came together in agreement that eye-witness testimony can be considered evidence. Where does the dialogue go from there?
Quote:We could discuss ways in which testimony may be contaminated, limits of testimony, or other aspects in more detail.i would probably stop there though, and let you to re-assess things. Ideologies don't just change instantly. However I haven't even been really making an argument for testimony.
Hopefully at least, people would quit saying testimony is not evidence, and we wouldn't need to go back to this.
See, this is where I start to sense you are being disingenuous despite your multiple protestations. Which ideology is it, exactly, that you feel "we" need to reassess? I'm really trying to give you the benefit of the doubt here.
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Those concerning testimony. As we have been discussing.
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RE: Evidence to Convict?
August 6, 2017 at 9:54 pm
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RE: Evidence to Convict?
August 6, 2017 at 9:57 pm
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RE: Evidence to Convict?
August 6, 2017 at 10:03 pm
But remember, he doesn't want to talk about the value of testimony as it pertains to God claims even though he, himself, has as much as stated that biblical testimony should be considered evidence, because for some reason that he hasn't explained yet, that would be "shifting the goal posts."
No, RR, is called discussing the subject honestly.
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RE: Evidence to Convict?
August 6, 2017 at 10:09 pm
(August 6, 2017 at 10:03 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: But remember, he doesn't want to talk about the value of testimony as it pertains to God claims even though he, himself, has as much as stated that biblical testimony should be considered evidence, because for some reason that he hasn't explained yet, that would be "shifting the goal posts."
No, RR, is called discussing the subject honestly.
You brought it up... I gave a quick answer, but I'm not looking into changing the topic to extraordinary claims. We have a thread for that. I, trying to not change topics.
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