In court, testimony is all about memory.
Really Robert?
How then would the testimony of say, a forensic accounting expert, be classified when they are being questioned about the legalities of financial transactions?
Would their testimony be memory based or fact based?
Would they testify by evidencing statutes, case law, persuasive authority, or accepted financial practices or would they rely on memories?
Fact witnesses are those who testify based on their memory regarding various facts.
Expert witnesses are those who take the facts and give opinions.
You are referring above to expert witnesses, not fact witnesses.
My apologies for not being more precise in that I was only speaking about fact witnesses when I said what I said.
Folks...
Will Bob call me a "fact witness" here?
I have witnessed Bob arguing about anything and everything and taking things to such ridiculous extremes that many times he doesn't even make sense, or he will be so intent on trying to be right about some tiny point that his arguments even contradict the major point he has earlier argued. That is based on my memories from years of reading his posts and his quibbling here and elsewhere.
Will he say that I "should not have to discount and ignore my own memories" as he did about Johann when Johann spoke of my posts?
Will he now reaffirm that "testimony is all about memories" as he was trying to further argue -- when it's my testimony based on my memories of his posts (the evidence)?
Doubtful. I am quite sure he will disagree with my testimony and has his own very different memories of all of this...
( I am also sure based on my memories of his reactions to opposing arguments in the past that rather than acknowledge this he will do 1 of 3 things. attempt to change the subject, find some other minor point to keep quibbling about here, or pretend this post doesn't exist)The reality is that many times when relating events, witnesses may have different and conflicting memories from other witnesses about events which have occurred as each has a different point of view which is partial and subjective.
It is NOT all about memories.
... the truth is always determined by the facts and evidence whether in court or elsewhere.