Contradictory news/rumours re Mr X are circulating. Some tell he is dead but the others say he is still alive. The truth as usual, is someway in the middle.
Peter On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 9:58 PM, Jojo Jaro <jth...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Aha, but there is this concept of "Preponderance of Evidence". While this > is a legal concept, we can nevertheless apply its principles in our > discussion. > > Basically, what Preponderance of Evidence says is that if one side can > present a preponderance of evidence to support his side, what he is saying > may be considered true. If one side can present 51% evidence, his argument > may be construed as true. This is the standard of Preponderance of > Evidence. While absolute 100% certainty may not be reached, it is > acceptable to acknowledge its truth based on the amount of evidence one has > supplied. Preponderance of Evidence is a legal standard that a Judge in a > civil case may use to decide a case. If it is acceptable in our legal > system, I submit to you that it should be acceptable in our discussion. > > We can apply the standard of Preponderance of Evidence when we evaluate > the integrity of the Bible. Has the Bible stated facts that can be proven > and does that constitute 51%. If so, the Bible may be considered a > verified and reliable source in our legal system. In other words, it is > considered a reliable witness. > > Has the Bible satisfied the Preponderance of Evidence criteria. I submit > to you that it has. There are thousands of scientific, historical, > archeological, literary, etc facts that can be and has been verified. > Based on that, we can not legally say that the Bible is an "unverified" > source. By law, it is considered a verified source by virtue of > Preponderance of Evidence. > > > Jojo > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig" <cchayniepub...@gmail.com> > To: <vortex-l@eskimo.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 1:05 AM > Subject: Re: [Vo]:[OT] Moon God, Dozens of wives, and marriageable age > > > On 01/01/2013 11:59 AM, Jojo Jaro wrote: >> >>> But this is exactly where you're wrong. You can in fact verify the >>> Bible. It's very simple. find one, just one fact that has been >>> categorically found to be false. This one erroneous fact alone would >>> sink the entire credibility of the Bible. >>> >> >> With regard to epistemology, it's not up to anyone to disprove a source. >> Rather, it's up to the proponent of an idea to PROVE his assertions. >> There is nothing to disprove here. >> >> You can't take a source and claim that all the wild assertions in it are >> true, just because you can't find anything wrong with it. I can write a >> book about life on Pluto, and you won't be able to prove it wrong. >> >> Craig >> >> >> > -- Dr. Peter Gluck Cluj, Romania http://egooutpeters.blogspot.com
