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"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."

• jimmygrapes 5y ago
  A: There is no evidence of X. B: Did you look for evidence of X? A: There is no reason to look for evidence of X when there is no evidence of X. B: There have been as-yet unsubstantiated reports and claims about X. A: These claims of X have been debunked. B: How were these claims debunked? A: They are unlikely. B: How did you come to that conclusion? A: There is no evidence of X, therefore they cannot have been likely. If X were likely, there would be evidence of X. B: How would you determine if there was evidence of X? A: If there were substantial reason to investigate X, it would have been investigated. There is no substantial reason to investigate X since there is no evidence of X. B: If a third party provided some evidence of X, would that not be substantial reason to further investigate if there is more evidence of X? A: There is no reason to investigate for evidence of X, since third party evidence of X is not believable. B: What would make evidence of X believable? A: If there was evidence of X, it would have been reported. B: But the evidence of X was reported! A: The reports of X are unfounded, since there is no evidence of X.