Arthur Brain
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Would God's standard tolerate insubstantial evidence? It's all very well going back to the OT when such matters couldn't be established with more effective measures as we have today so would God be happy with the word of two or three witnesses in the present?Not according to God...
But we know what you think of what He has to say...
This is God's standard:
“One witness shall not rise against a man concerning any iniquity or any sin that he commits; by the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established. - Deuteronomy 19:15 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy19:15&version=NKJV
The "two or three" part is significant, because it means that you need to weigh the evidence.
Sometimes only two pieces are sufficient, sometimes three are necessary.
You aren't weighing the evidence. Simply setting an arbitrary threshold for the kind of evidence you'll accept, and then dismissing all other evidence because it doesn't meet that standard.
It's called special pleading.
The only kind of evidence that amounts to anything is the substantive sort. If somebody levelled an accusation at you and two or three people backed it up with hearsay or whatnot then would that be sufficient to entertain as proof? Of course it wouldn't, especially if you were innocent.
These days allegations of fraud and the like require more concrete foundations than the words of two of three witnesses. So far, none of that has been forthcoming in relation to the 2020 election, credible and verifiable at least. Even Powell undid her own allegations with the 'no reasonable person would take them seriously' caveat.
No 'special pleading' here.