| Uneven Burden of Proof |
Logical Fallacy of Demanding an Uneven Burden of Proof / Demanding Uneven Standards of AcceptanceThe Logical Fallacy of Demanding an Uneven Burden of Proof / Demanding Uneven Standards of Acceptance occurs when the person on one side of an issue demands proof but refuses to demand the same level of proof from himself or herself. This is a form of special pleading. This is a form of special pleading and is generally used when debate is the goal rather than finding truth. It can take many forms. One is failure to state one’s own position, so there is nothing to defend. Another is to ask for physical proof for the other side while only providing proof-based-on-assumption for one’s own side. Examples of the Logical Fallacy of Demanding an Uneven Burden of Proof / Demanding Uneven Standards of AcceptanceSandy: “You will have to give me physical proof that Christ exists.” Rocky: “Christ makes Himself obvious in the things that He has created. And, He manifests Himself to every person who seeks Him. You can check this out yourself by praying to Him in sincerity, respect, and a will to obey Him. Just ask Him to take away your tendency to step off of the path that leads to eternal life. That’s what sin is. And ask Him to deliver you from your sinful nature so that you do His will and not your own.” Sandy: “You can’t use the Creation as proof of the Creator. We have a better explanation [that explanation is the Big-Bang-Billions-of-Years-No-Flood-Molecules-to-Man story because it is naturalistic, and naturalism is the inner fake-reality by which much of the world is deceived.] that makes more sense.” Rocky: “Do you have physical proof that the Big-Bang-Billions-of-Years-No-Flood-Molecules-to-Man story actually happened—I mean proof that doesn’t depend on assumptions and stories? Do you have any proof for the philosophy of naturalism?” Sandy: “You have the burden of proof here. Evolution and naturalism are the default.” [Oops! I reveald my position of this complex, sacred-cow story about the Big-Bang-Billions-of-Years-No-Flood-Molecules-to-Man, and I don't want to try to defend that.] Sandy is not only demanding an uneven burden of proof, but she is also ignoring the strongest argument and attacking a straw man of the weaker argument. Rocky didn't say that you can figure out that God exists through His Creation. Rocky said that God makes Himself obvious through His Creation. When you look at it, God reveals Himself through it. Those who don't want God to exist can make up stories 
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