Proof is relative and changes with each newly added knowledge information. If a high enough standard of proof is required then further up the ladder a decision becomes almost impossible to prove anything for total certainty. Nothing can be perfectly proved, except with a closed and limited amount of facts. We can decide we have enough proof but there will never be complete proof in evidence. If a jury takes a judge's too high standard of proof too literally, chances increase for acquittal. If even eye witnesses are suspect then what chance do we have to be technically sure of anything at all? Time also clouds our emotional reactions. Chances to misspeak or mishear are countless. We must decide what we are sure about. Now we are standing on faith.
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