Should a judge in a courtroom rule a case based on the evidence??

Question

so why does anyone believe in GOD?? when there is ABSOLUTELY NO EVIDENCE?? (other than faith.... as an innocent person, it would be dreadful to make them serve a murder sentence because of someone's faith....)

Answer 1

Evidence is like kryptonite to the religiously infected loons.

Answer 2

Nair, more important, why do you care if some people believe in a God.

Yes a judge or in some cases a jury should rule based on evidence...this is how our legal system works. Do you really feel that people do not take prejudices and past experiences in the jury or court room with them. We are human, we cannot help but interpret what we see, hear, read, whatever according to our own beliefs and experiences.

The legal system is a government system, not a religious one and it has standards based on that. You cannot compare the two. - rose

Answer 3

Alexander Hamilton, a framer of the U.S. Constitution and one of the United States’ most prominent and brilliant early constitutional lawyers, stated, “I have carefully examined the evidences of the Christian religion, and if I was sitting as a juror upon its authenticity I would unhesitatingly give my verdict in its favor. I can prove its truth as clearly as any proposition ever submitted to the mind of man.”

And Simon Greenleaf, one of the principle founders of the Harvard Law School and considered to be the single greatest authority on legal evidences in history, also concluded that the Resurrection of Christ was an absolutely convincing reality. After an exhaustive review, in speaking of how he approached the evidence, he said (of “the writer” which was himself), “His business is that of a lawyer examining the testimony of witnesses by the rules of his profession, in order to ascertain whether, if they had thus testified on oath, in a court of justice, they would be entitled to credit and whether their narratives, as we now have them, would be received as ancient documents, coming from the proper custody.”

But the real evidence comes by the Spirit of Christ. As Jesus said, "I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me."

Answer 4

Lord Darling was not Lord Chief Justice of England, merely a High Court Judge. His appointment in 1898 caused scandal as it had 'no sign of legal eminence', that is he was not felt competent to hold the position. However, his appointment was largely political in nature.

Perhaps you should check your sources in future?

Answer 5

You are evidence of God.

Answer 6

The Bible is evidence enough. How can so many people be wrong?

Answer 7

While I understand what you are trying, your analogy doesn't hold up.