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    A comment on Conversation: “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.” – Christopher Hitchens. Do you agree?

    Dec 27 2012: What constitutes evidence?

    Taking the Statement at face value I have to agree with it. I don't pretend to be as smart as all the other commentators that are trying to tear the statement apart piece by piece.

    I would like to amend the statement by Mr. Hitchens to "That which can be asserted without evidence may be dismissed with the reasoning being that there is no evidence to support the assertion". In order to make an assertion please first present the evidence and then draw the conclusions, that make the assertions.

    The question I would like to ask, does logical reasoning constitute evidence?

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