+142 The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

nope it just means someone covered up well

by Anonymous 12 years ago

...why not?

by Anonymous 12 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 Anonymous 12 years ago

You're right. I retract my earlier comment.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Wait, backwards reasoning doesn't work? Does that mean that even if I can't see someone, they can see me?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Well yeah....simplest example would be hunters and deer. Deer can't see the hunter, but the hunter sees the deer.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Rhetorical question...

by Anonymous 12 years ago