Alert icon
We're changing our privacy policy. This stuff matters.  Learn more  Dismiss

Skepticism, Pessimism and the Burden of Proof

Loading...

Sign in or sign up now!
Alert icon
Upgrade to the latest Flash Player for improved playback performance. Upgrade now or more info.
76 views
Loading...
Alert icon
Sign in or sign up now!
Alert icon

Uploaded by on Jan 11, 2010

In which I discuss the appropriate burden of proof for belief in Christianity.

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

License:

Standard YouTube License

  • likes, 3 dislikes

Link to this comment:

Share to:
see all

All Comments (3)

Sign In or Sign Up now to post a comment!
  • @pochopaz7381 It is by then not a pessimistic claim is nothing more than a logical conclusion

  • But there is also the optimistic that because it hasnt been completely proven false it is instantly true, you need an evidence for a positive and a negative claim, yet there are reasons to believe that there isnt a god

  • There IS a preponderance of evidence pointing towards the US being a representative democracy. This is why your analogy fails because there is no preponderance of evidence for Christianity. What you're doing is saying that because we can't prove a negative (that Christianity is false), it is reasonable to establish any arbitrary burden of proof. That's demonstrably wrong. Am I justified in believing in unicorns because my personal burden of proof is that they at least have to be drawn somewhere?

Loading...

Alert icon
0 / 00Unsaved Playlist Return to active list
    1. Your queue is empty. Add videos to your queue using this button:
      or sign in to load a different list.
    Loading...Loading...Saving...
    • Clear all videos from this list
    • Learn more