Martin said:
Here's my point: What that man claims to have done it a blatant lie; utterly impossible and just not true.
I don't believe that this chap did all the things that have been claimed either. But, while I have been given nothing that convinces me that it's the truth, there's also nothing that says it's utterly impossible. It's one thing to be skeptical of a claim, that's a perfectly healthy attitude, but quite another to so completely dismiss it.
You can't know for an absolute certainty that what happened is utterly impossible and so it's a foolish thing to say. It's completely close minded for one thing. You can never say that a thing is completely impossible, only that it's incredibly unlikely.
I don't know anything about this book, or about the man, and from what's been written here, it's about as likely to be true, in my opinion, as faith healing is. But having said that, and knowing how many times it's been debunked, there's still a power of placebo involved in faith healing, and placebo
has been shown to be effective in the treatment of certain ailments. So, while I can say that in my opinion faith healing is total nonsense and does more harm than good, I cannot say that no one in existence has ever been helped by it. If you see what I mean.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that you're probably right, and it probably is a fib, or at the very least a major exaggeration, but never say that it's 'utterly impossible'. Always be open to the other side of the argument. Everything isn't black and white.