The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #56241   Message #878561
Posted By: Bill D
30-Jan-03 - 03:16 PM
Thread Name: BS: Sacrifice to Moloch?
Subject: RE: BS: Sacrifice to Moloch?
"The burden of proof is on the assertor"...no one has to prove 'wrong' a complex theory built on a few facts, linked in someone's head in an arcane way. Lest this not be misunderstood..""The burden of proof is on the assertor""...that is, if you make a claim, YOU, the assertor, have to prove it...it has to be proof that would satisfy the majority of competent observers, not just someone who already has the will to believe this sort of thing.

(Did I mention that "proof" is a pretty stringent requirement, and that the one who offers the theory is the one who needs to GIVE that proof?)

Oh, BTW, proof is a lot more than showing a few pictures, and then speculating wildly about the 'intent' of those depicted in the images, or claimed to have been in the vicinity.

p.s..... there are those who are a bit picky about what they accept as 'proof', or did I mention that?