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 Introduction This study arose from a search for a comparative overview of the different ways that evidence may be distorted. The purpose is to find a means of positioning the evidence used in current efforts by western countries to justify curtailing civil liberties and due process in response to terrorism. The three approaches to comparing evidence envisaged here are: kinds of evidence that may be distorted and the fallacies to which this may give rise examples from different historical and socio-political contexts as case studies, and notably by extending the coverage to include legal, scientific and other concerns with evidence The conclusion was initially foreseen in the form of a table of case studies from a variety of sectors and times with an indication of the incidence of particular forms of distortion in the face of dissent. Such a table would help to give a sense of the diversity of forms of evidence to which appeal is made. Following inability to locate such a comparati...

  Daniel Henson The Problem of Predisposition (Why you must approach your faith of choice with objectivity and skepticism and not confirmation bias) I. The theist defines a god. He defines his nature, his character, his actions and concerns. II. The theist rejects thousands of other definitions of god without considering most of them. A. Pagan gods such as Abellio the Celtic tree god, or Malakbel the the Arabian vegetation god. B. Modern gods (Islam, Hinduism, Taoism, Judaism) C.    Essentially, everyone is an “atheist” towards all gods except their own III. There are billions of people who reject the theist’s particular definition of god, who have as little regard for the theists definition of god as he does for their definition of god(s). IV. The theist’s choices in defining god are very likely determined by culture, accident of birth, and childhood indoctrination. A. This is evidenced by localized religions, such as salt lake city's Mormons, the bible bel...