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Off-topic: Climbers who believe in Jesus 5-Feb-2011 At 1:48:01 AM dave h.

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Well I'm not a historian and I haven't studied the Inquisition(s), so I wouldn't know for sure.

But I think there may be a reasonable difference between the perceived scale of the inquisitions and their reality.

I'm not saying "it wasn't bad". I'm saying "it was bad, let's not quibble about how bad".

Returning to your point about proof:
>Otherwise rational people have decided to believe firmly in something which can neither >be proven nor disproven......therefore, debating the matter in a rational way is utterly >pointless.

Sounds like you're talking about an absolute standard of proof (ie 100% certainty).

Do you think that's an appropriate standard of proof to apply to a historical question? Would you apply it to any other historical question? Epistemological consistency surely suggests that you should.

And what's wrong with proof beyond reasonable doubt?