Evidence:
Objective versus Subjective

"What is the difference between objective and subjective evidence?"

SUBJECTIVE EVIDENCE is evidence that you cannot evaluate -- you have to simply accept what the person says or reject it.

For example, Fred says "My foot hurts a lot."  Is he lying?  How much is "a lot"?  What is Fred's idea of "pain"? ... a sharp, stabbing pain, or just his foot "fell asleep"?

Harry says "That was a hard test!"  Compared to what?  Did he study?  Is this just a subject he finds particularly difficult?

Bill says "Boy, that was a great football game!"  Compared to what?  Who was playing? ... his son, the team he coaches, him, two pro teams?
 

OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE is evidence you can examine and evaluate for yourself.

If Fred walks in with a cane, and a knife stuck in his foot, you can make a decision without hearing Fred's opinion!

If  you read the test Harry talked about, you can decide for yourself whether it's hard.

If you see a video of the football game, you might see great plays, high scores, a last-minute win, etc.
 

"Why is it important to have objective evidence that my religion is true?"

• Christians, Jews, Mormons, Moslems, etc., each claim that their religion is the only way to salvation and that without salvation a person will be punished forever.
   

• Anyone can believe in anything whether it's true or not.
   
• Believing in something false doesn't make it true!
  If I believe I can fly and I jump out a window, I'm still gonna fall!
   
• Not believing in something true doesn't make it false!
  If  I don't believe the law of gravity is true, I'm still gonna fall!
   
• By definition, "faith" is subjective.
   
• By definition, subjective evidence cannot be independently evaluated.
  By definition, no matter how much faith your friend has, or your parent has or your spouse has, that is only their belief -- and believing in something false doesn't make it true!
   
• Every religion has believers who "know" "by faith" that their particular religion is the only true religion.
   
• The various religions contradict each other.
   
• They all might be wrong but they can't all be true.
   
• FAITH OR NO FAITH, GOOD INTENTIONS OR NOT, ...

  SOMEBODY'S  WRONG!