“I am mortal” and “I am immortal” are definitely two theories, and each of them can be supported or opposed by many types of evidence. Providing evidence against “you are immortal” is providing evidence for your mortality. I pointed to some such evidence in my other comment. If you do not accept this type of evidence, what is your definition of “legitimate evidence”?
I don’t claim to be either mortal or immortal. I predict that no evidence of my mortality will be presented to me in 2010… or ever. My definition of legitimate evidence is evidence which would leave me without a reasonable doubt that I’m going to die… and stay dead.… forever. In the absence of any such evidence being presented to me, I have no recourse but to consider myself to be immortal. You may too. I’m particularly fond of coconuts and virgins.
Really though, do you guys ever just say die, from the get go, and move on to the next, actually debatable, thing? It’s like I threw ball or som.… {Woof!} As I was saying, it’s like I threw a B-A-L-L or something.
So if I showed you that there was a 90% chance of that happening, you would still say there is no legitimate evidence, just because a 10% chance would be enough for a reasonable doubt?
If you show me that there’s a 90% chance of that happening, I’ll make you an archbishop. I say there’s no chance of that happening. So that, I’m afraid, leaves you awkwardly situated amongst the highly smiteable.
“I am mortal” and “I am immortal” are definitely two theories, and each of them can be supported or opposed by many types of evidence. Providing evidence against “you are immortal” is providing evidence for your mortality. I pointed to some such evidence in my other comment. If you do not accept this type of evidence, what is your definition of “legitimate evidence”?
I don’t claim to be either mortal or immortal. I predict that no evidence of my mortality will be presented to me in 2010… or ever. My definition of legitimate evidence is evidence which would leave me without a reasonable doubt that I’m going to die… and stay dead.… forever. In the absence of any such evidence being presented to me, I have no recourse but to consider myself to be immortal. You may too. I’m particularly fond of coconuts and virgins.
Really though, do you guys ever just say die, from the get go, and move on to the next, actually debatable, thing? It’s like I threw ball or som.… {Woof!} As I was saying, it’s like I threw a B-A-L-L or something.
So if I showed you that there was a 90% chance of that happening, you would still say there is no legitimate evidence, just because a 10% chance would be enough for a reasonable doubt?
If you show me that there’s a 90% chance of that happening, I’ll make you an archbishop. I say there’s no chance of that happening. So that, I’m afraid, leaves you awkwardly situated amongst the highly smiteable.