Chapter: Conflicting Testimony and How It Collides

If one group testifies that a certain event occurred, while another group testifies that it did not, the testimony to be accepted is that of those who affirm the occurrence, not that of those who deny it.
For instance, witnesses may state that a debtor has repaid what he owes, whereas other witnesses say he has not; or some may testify that a man did not slander another or acknowledge a debt, while others testify that he did slander him or did acknowledge it; or some may testify that he never pronounced a divorce, while others testify that they heard him do so.
In all these situations, and in every case resembling them, the decisive testimony is that of those who