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Originally Posted by peacegirl
He actually did write his observations down that gave rise to a particular claim chuck.
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Fantastic! Whom did he observe? In which situations? During which events? Which behaviors did they exhibit? What were their ages? What were their backgrounds? What were their socio-economic conditions? When did he observe them? Where did he observe them? Under what conditions did he observe them? Did he observe them under many different conditions, or under the same conditions? For how long did he observe them? Did the behaviors he observed change over time? Did he observe them more than once? What controls were in place when he observed them? Did they know they were being observed? How did he record his observations?
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you said that he never recorded his observations. So is there any evidence to support your assertion that he made these observations?
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Originally Posted by peacegirl
If you had read the book you would have known that. You may pooh pooh his observations because he didn't use empirical testing (the gold standard of scientific research), but that's not the only way to finding truth. That being said, his claim can be empirically tested. Ultimately, the proof of the pudding is in the eating.
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I cannot speak to your Corrupted Text. The Authentic Text makes a great number of claims. But it does not present any evidence or data to support those claims, or to give any reason to believe that those claims are true.
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Originally Posted by peacegirl
What are you talking about chuck? The observations and the inferences that came from those observations are spelled out in detail.
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Great! What methods did he use to analyze his observations? What were the outcomes of that analysis? Which specific outcomes of those analyses inform the relationship between the observations and the claims?
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Originally Posted by peacegirl
You are wrong as wrong can be. Do you even know what his observations were? Do you understand why he claimed man's will is not free? It's not because he didn't explain his findings or write them down.
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peacegirl, of course he claimed that; he simply omitted to include any reason that anyone should believe that his claim is actually true.