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   From: ralph@eddlewood.demon.co.uk   
      
   In message <1152030941.685415.33100@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com>, ^^^   
    writes   
   >With biographical claims (such as being the only christian veteran in a   
   >unit full of atheists) the burden of proof is on the doubter.   
      
   Why so? If you claim that something (anything) is true, you should be   
   prepared to offer evidence. And you should be aware that no amount of   
   evidence will prove anything to be true. It is only possible to *prove*   
   that something is *not* true.   
   >   
   >With all other claims (such as the general 'God exists') the burden of   
   >proof is on the claimant and possibly the doubter as well.   
   >   
   Same difference.   
      
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   ralph   
      
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