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There could be experiments that confirm the claim even if none contradict it. For example, the immaterial man cannot be detected in any empirical way, and ther
by yters 8y ago
There could be experiments that confirm the claim even if none contradict it. For example, the immaterial man cannot be detected in any empirical way, and there is no experiment that can falsify his existence. However, he can choose to materialize in front of everyone, confirming his existence.
- pessimizer 7y ago> However, he can choose to materialize in front of everyone, confirming his existence. Not confirming his existence as an immaterial man, unless you're willing to take his word for the fact that he was recently immaterial. If I appear in your country and tell you that I'm from the country of "Balanava," I'm not a confirmation of the claim that the country of "Balanava" exists. At best I'm a support.
- yters 7y agoHis immateriality is immaterial :) The point is he exists and his existence cannot be falsified (while immaterial) but his existence can still be confirmed. Let's call him person X. So, the statement "person X exists" is empirically meaningful even though it cannot be falsified.