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I have a correspondence written by another human being making observations from that Wednesday, during which they lived and experienced things. Therefore we can
by Fellshard 7y ago
I have a correspondence written by another human being making observations from that Wednesday, during which they lived and experienced things. Therefore we can be fairly certain the Earth existed on Thursday as well.
We cannot say the same for retroactive, presumed histories, the assumption of which constrains the possible effects that could generate the current-day results we measure.
- JumpCrisscross 7y ago> correspondence written by another human being making observations from that Wednesday This is anecdote, not objective evidence.
- Fellshard 7y agoAhh. So the Earth began Thursday, with me receiving correspondence from an entity that only appears to have existed on a day that never happened?
- JumpCrisscross 7y agoThere is objective evidence the Earth existed prior to Thursday. An anecdote is not objective evidence. If you're serious about this line of inquiry, and not just posturing, there are well-regarded treatises on the difference between logical, empirical and anecdotal evidence.
- adrianN 7y agoWhat dating method do you use to confirm this?
- Fellshard 7y agoThe observer themselves placed their observations of the time and date as part of their larger observations of Wednesday's events. The key here is the difference between an active observer intentionally communicating information forward from their present time and an observer looking into the past, attempting to infer events without any observer at that time to corroborate assumptions.