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The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, amirite?
by Anonymous12 years ago
nope it just means someone covered up well
by Anonymous12 years ago
...why not?
by Anonymous12 years ago
Because no law of inference can get you from, "There is no evidence of x" to, "x does not exist."
At best, it gets you to, "I have no reason to believe in x."
by Anonymous12 years ago
You're right. I retract my earlier comment.
by Anonymous12 years ago
Wait, backwards reasoning doesn't work? Does that mean that even if I can't see someone, they can see me?
by Anonymous12 years ago
Well yeah....simplest example would be hunters and deer. Deer can't see the hunter, but the hunter sees the deer.
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