@revelette1,
revelette1 wrote:You do realize you merely say the opposite of whatever you are responding to as though that is proof of proving the statements of the posts you are responding wrong. In other words, it is merely two opposing statements unless one or both bring some kind of other evidence to back up statements made. If the first statement was made without any kind of proof, then you made a statement without proof, that is just two statements without proof.
"What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence."
--Christopher Hitchens
revelette1 wrote:Most of the time, the first party does bring some kind of background information in the first place and then you merely say No, and then say the opposite of whatever the first party said which is no proof at all.
I have always made it clear that I will provide cites upon request to back up anything that I say. And I have always done so when requested.
That is standard practice on messageboards. People don't provide a list of cites in each post as if their posts were miniature Wikipedia articles. That would make posting tedious in the extreme. Instead, people provide supporting evidence whenever someone challenges them to back up their claims.
revelette1 wrote:Which is why your oft repeated statement of "you have proven none of my statements wrong" is just inane.
It is a perfectly appropriate response when someone falsely accuses me of having made a huge number of imaginary errors in previous posts.
revelette1 wrote:In this case of one having brought outside proof, you are then in the position of proving them wrong.
If I confront a post that tries to bring in outside proof, I will consider making an effort to bring in proof of my own.
I seldom confront such a post however.
revelette1 wrote:Others are not in the position of proving just a blank statement by you wrong.
If they feel that I am wrong about something, they could certainly provide evidence of this error if they chose to.
Another option would be to challenge me to justify my claims.
Another option would be to just accept all of my posts as true (probably the wisest option).
If they, however, choose the option of falsely accusing me of having made a large number of errors in previous posts, then it is reasonable for me to challenge them to point out these supposed errors.
The fact that they can never point out any of these errors then shows that their claim about me is untrue.