Originally posted by cpdaman
proof my friend is all in the eye of the beholder. and of course that depends on your belief systems.
No, I am sorry, but that is not true. Proof does not ebb and flow from one individual sensibility to the next.
Furthermore, proof (actual proof) does not depend upon ones belief system; it is an observable onstant which acts within situational parameters
Originally posted by cpdaman
so what are you asking when you ask for proof. do you assume that the beleif systems we hold are similiar enough that my proof is open to changing
your mind.
If it was actual proof you offered then I would have no other logical choice than the changing of my mind. However, what you have offered as of now is
multiple speculations based upon further speculation.
Originally posted by cpdaman
or do you really mean show me why you think it is proof so i can tell you based on my own opinion that it is not, or will you surprise me and have
less of an ego and more of an open mind
My mind is quite open. There is a distinquishable, and often overlooked, difference between an open mind and one which is easily carried away.
And yes, I mean for you to show me proof; something which, as of this moment and within this circumstance, can not be given and/or observed...
...At least not with the information which we currently have and can study.
Originally posted by cpdaman
this has been discussed before, and those that think in absolute's can't seem to get the ole' head around this concept
I can understand what the speculation says. I can understand the story and myth around these figures. Hell, I can see the striking similarities which
run throughout many ancient and widley seperated civilizations. All of these things which I can wrap 'the ole' head around' do not, however, supply
me or anyone else with clear and definite proof.
Originally posted by cpdaman
i would be careful what you label facts. it was a fact that the earth was round
The difference between this example and the speculation which you have provided is summed up in one word: falsifiability.
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