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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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To: Celtjew Libertarian
It is insufficient evidence for you, but is still evidence.

You make my point for me! I have stated again and again, I require independently verifiable evidence. You have not offered it and here you have admitted it. I can only accept such a claim of a supernatural being under the scientific method.

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.

Poor analogy. No judge in this nation will accept this evidence of a person unverified to exist. As an example, try to testify in a court of law as to the character of Frodo Baggins. You'll be laughed out of court. The same applies to this question. Verify the existance of the one you wish to offer your character testimony. Once you can verify that one's existance, I'll be happy to listen to your character testimony.

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

Love is nothing more than a chemical reaction in the pleasure receptors of the brain, not unlike the reaction caused by consuming large quantities of chocolate. These types of reactions are verifiable. There is also reproducable and falsifiable evidence to point to the truth of somebody's claim for love. I would look for these reactions through signals given in the mannerisms of the claimant, such as a smile on the face, the way they carry themselves.

Show me the smile of your alleged god.

816 posted on 01/04/2002 6:20:59 PM PST by LuvItOrLeaveIt
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