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Originally Posted by d2_e4
Aaron - in regard to your various posts on this topic:
- The word "burden" has a specific meaning, both colloquially, and in the phrase "burden of proof". You seem to be omitting the meaning the meaning of this word altogether in your responses. If there are two people arguing about something and one has the "burden" of proof, then, by definition, the other one cannot. It's a zero-sum game.
Bold: No, I've been very consistent with the standard meaning of the phrase. If someone makes a claim, they bear the burden of proof.
Underlined: No. Just... no. Both sides can fail to make their case. I have no clue where you're coming up with this arbitrary assumption except from convenient orifices in your body.
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- Notwithstanding the above, I believe what you are suggesting that "All propositions are a priori 50/50, therefore both sides have to make a case on the preponderance of the evidence". As I have pointed out, this is simply not so. This position not only ignores the nuances of standards of evidence in different scenarios, it simply violates common sense.
You like to call things that are wrong "common sense." Are you quite certain you understand the meaning of that phrase? It's also very true that "common sense" conclusions are often false.
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You can argue this all you want. You just make yourself make look more and more ridiculous the more that you continue to do it.
Oh yeah. I look like I'm a complete moron by insisting that if two people make claims that they both bear the burden of proof to justify the claim. It's totally insane, right? Clearly, one person can just make a claim and not justify it!
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A better play for you at this juncture would be to simply concede and say "I believe what I want".
Nah. I'll continue with "I believe in things that correspond with the academic understanding" instead of using the "colloquial" meaning of things in order to pretend like I know what I'm talking about.
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At least that would be an intellectually honest position that your detractors in this thread (myself included) could identify with, if not respect.
So... much... irony... coming from the guy who literally makes up facts, doesn't engage intellectually, and pretends like he's posting drunk in order to try to play off like he's not trying that hard.