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Under the Latin maxim necessitas probandi incumbit ei qui agit, the ordinary rule is that "the necessity of proof lies with he who complains."
Originally posted by NOTurTypical
It's simple, the burden of proof lies with the one making the claims.
Under the Latin maxim necessitas probandi incumbit ei qui agit, the ordinary rule is that "the necessity of proof lies with he who complains."
You don't do to well with this thing called "reading" do you? For Pete's sake look at the TITLE OF THE THREAD.
Its not that simple... once a person HAS laid his evidence on the table then it is up to the opposing side to show with evidence WHY that may or may not be true...
Originally posted by NOTurTypical
Unbelievable. Do you follow me around these forums with the sole purpose to disagree with whatever I post??
Originally posted by AlienCarnage
reply to post by Spiramirabilis
Ok, so you and the OP are stating that evidence should not be asked for since the word of an OP should be enough.
Well let's say I state I am an immortal and have lived for 1000+ years, would you just believe that on faith or would you want proof to back it up, of course you would want proof and that turns you into a skeptic.
If you tell me that you would not want proof, then do you still believe in the Easter Bunny, Santa Clause and the Tooth Fairy, because I would realy like to meet them.
Originally posted by Demandred
reply to post by rightwingnut
so i guess in essence its useless to post in a thread "wheres your evidence" when someone posts something thats out of the ordinary the better way to debunk them perhapse is to ask questions about their incedent and hilight inconsistancies within their story and let others draw what ever conclusions they wish from that.
whats the point of asking for evidence? dont you think if they had it they woulda supplied it? sheesh!
You wouldn't be able to prove such a thing over the internet.
Just like you can't prove aliens exist over the internet.
You can only do so much with a monitor mouse and keyboard
Originally posted by AlienCarnage
reply to post by Spiramirabilis
Ok, so you and the OP are stating that evidence should not be asked for since the word of an OP should be enough.
Well let's say I state I am an immortal and have lived for 1000+ years, would you just believe that on faith or would you want proof to back it up, of course you would want proof and that turns you into a skeptic.
If you tell me that you would not want proof, then do you still believe in the Easter Bunny, Santa Clause and the Tooth Fairy, because I would realy like to meet them.
unfortunatley and i know im not the only person who does it, i read page one, i read the last page on rare occassions i might click a page in the middle and try to work out how the discussion has evolved from page 1 to the last page, however its more than likley by doing this we miss alot of quality posts.