On Apr 27, 8:34 pm, "Bill M" <wm...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Richo" <m.richardso...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Apr 27, 1:53 am, "Bill M" <wm...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> It is amazing how people can believe in so many different gods when
the=
re
> >> is
> >> NO objective verifiable evidence that any of the gods are real.
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> > Not really.
> > They dont actually believe in all of them at once - they believe in
> > only one or one group at any one time.
> > Evidence is not a relevant "cause" of belief - belief follows what the
> > believer needs from a psychological (you could say spiritual) point of
> > view.
> > They look at exactly the same world as everyone else but come up with
> > different ideas about the unseen "powers" that influence/create/
> > control all that real verifiable stuff you and I see.
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> > Life and existence really are ultimately mysterious - even for the
> > most knowledgeable human imaginable - and so there is always room for
> > our imaginations to fill the unknown with fantastic beings.
> > Its a consequence of how our minds work.
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> >> The logial
> >> evidence is that NO REAL gods actually exist except in the
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> >> of
> >> the believers.
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> > What is "logical evidence"?
> > I know what logic is and I know what evidence is - but I don't think
> > "logical evidence" is a meaningful construct.
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> > Cheers, Mark.
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> Use your dictionary.
OK.
>
> log=B7i=B7cal ( l=BCj"=B9-k.l) adj. 1. Of, relating to, in accordance
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, or of
> the nature of logic. 2. Based on earlier or otherwise known statements,
> events, or conditions; reasonable: Rain was a logical expectation, given
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> time of year. 3. Reasoning or capable of reasoning in a clear and
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nt
> manner.
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> ev=B7i=B7dence ( =B5v"=B9-d.ns) n. 1. A thing or things helpful in
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a
> conclusion or judgment: The broken window was evidence that a burglary
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> taken place. Scientists weigh the evidence for and against a hypothesis.
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> Something indicative; an outward sign: evidence of grief on a mourner's
> face.
So its an allowable (a non formal) usage of "logical".
It's still sounds odd because logic always "of assistance in forming a
conclusion" so in that sense "logical evidence" is redundant like
"enormous giant" "terminal death"
ALSO
Logic is a formal abstraction of the process of reasoning - an
intangible.
whereas Evidence is something tangible - something you can see, touch,
hear .
So I would avoid such a usage.
Think on this:
What exactly would "non logical evidence" look like?
If I see an open door - that well might be evidence of something -
what about seeing an open door could make it "logical" or "non
logical" - its an open door.
People can reason poorly about evidence - but the illogic is in the
persons mind not the evidence.
Mark.
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