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To: Celtjew Libertarian
Nope. I've presented evidence. It is up to you to decide, based on your judgement, to what extent you choose to believe.

But the point remains that if someone claims religious belief based on personal experience, then that is evidence to the person who experienced it, independently verifiable or not. Evidence of the senses is always legitimate.

I'm sorry, I've stated time after time on this thread. I require independently verifiable evidence as I can only accept that which is demonstrated to be true under the scientific method. Anything short of that is unacceptable, and anecdotal evidence is unverifiable, ergo, you have presented no evidence, only hyperbole.

812 posted on 01/04/2002 5:55:05 PM PST by LuvItOrLeaveIt
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To: LuvItOrLeaveIt
It is insufficient evidence for you, but is still evidence. To choose a more secular example, a court of law will accept evidence as to a person's character, by the testimony of another person. This is not verifiable, except by the judge and jury's determination of the truthfulness and ability to judge of a witness.

By your logic, if someone said to you, "I love you," you'd demand independently verifiable evidence, rather than trusting your own judgement.

815 posted on 01/04/2002 6:05:35 PM PST by Celtjew Libertarian
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