"Why should I believe that?" is a fairly simple phrase, and the
cornerstone of the scientific method and skeptical movement... and I'm
having a bit of a time figuring out the Lojban version. The most
relevant lujvo or gismu I can find dealing with belief is krici, which
is belief /without/ evidence or proof, the exact opposite of the sort
of belief I want to deal with. Another way to say the same idea in
English is "What evidence supports that [assertion]?", but I'm having
trouble figuring out the different lujvo; would
ma xu'acmu fi ta
translate to something like "What evidence is the basis for asserting that?"
Or should I be trying to figure out "velji'i datni" or "sidydatni"
mentioned in the entry for datni
I suggest:
{mi jinvi da'i la'e di'u fo ma}
Gloss:
I think/opine -- supposedly -- the referent of the previous statement on what grounds?
mu'o mi'e komfo,amonan