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Problem 4: The slogan results in ignoring good evidence via double standards and special pleading

Do Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence? Nah. 00:28:19 – 00:29:21

Fourth of five critiques.

Normal historical examination, applied fairly to the evidence, would lead to affirming the resurrection of Jesus. But the slogan creates a special set of skeptical tools applied only to supernatural/religious claims and not to ordinary claims. Mike illustrates: no one demands alien video evidence for their mother's love; applying the same extraordinary-evidence standard consistently would make all belief impossible.

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