What is the difference (if any) between the terms "testimonial" and "evidence"?
2006-12-13 04:27:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
testimonial..." I caught this big fish, you should have seen it"
evidence...the fish
2006-12-13 05:21:52 · answer #1 · answered by Cosmic I 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Evidence exists outside of interpretation. The validity of a testimonial depends on the credibility of the speaker.
2006-12-13 16:31:32 · answer #2 · answered by Phil 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A testimony is someone's claim. Evidence may consist of testimony or concrete evidence.
2006-12-13 12:31:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the top 2 responders.
"Testimonial" is not evidence... it is from a particular perspective and may or may not be true... it is only true for the person making it.
Evidence is empirical data. It's not exactly proof until it has been analyzed and connotated to an event as proof of it.
2006-12-13 12:32:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Testimonial = An experience that I personally had. "Back when I was a miserable sinner, I had no hope and used to rob nuns, and then Jesus came into my life..."
Evidence = An event or item that is objective. It can be viewed by many different people and they would say the same thing about it. "That is a bloody knife."
2006-12-13 12:32:16 · answer #5 · answered by Laptop Jesus 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Testimonial is subjective to the perspective of the testifier. Evidence is repeatable.
2006-12-13 12:30:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Testimonial, llike faith, is someone's experience that may or may not be backed up by evidence
I think evidence speaks for itself
2006-12-13 12:30:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you claim that you didn't kill someone, that is your testimonial. If you are standing over their body with a smoking gun and the bullet in them matches the gun in your hand with your fingerprints on it, that is evidence.
2006-12-13 12:44:03 · answer #8 · answered by Kris G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh its like me holding a cherry sucker, and only telling you is cherry without either of us actually tasting it
2006-12-13 12:32:11 · answer #9 · answered by Sean 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋