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Suggestion: Something may be causing something. Counter Argument: There's no proof of that. Counter Counter Argument: Ah, but is there any evid
by shadowmint 10y ago
Suggestion:
Something may be causing something.
Counter Argument:
There's no proof of that.
Counter Counter Argument:
Ah, but is there any evidence that 'Something' is *not* causing it.
No, you see, that's not how logic works. You provide evidence for something; not the absence of evidence for it not happening.
There's even a name for it. It's called: argumentum ad ignorantiam (guess what that translates as), also known as an appeal to ignorance.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_ignorance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_ignorance