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But evidence is not necessarily proof.
by quickthrower2 4y ago
But evidence is not necessarily proof.
- lelandfe 4y agoSure, but if someone accuses your house of having issues, and you retort that you've had it inspected by professionals, a reply of "Hah! That's evidence, not proof!" is just a bit smarmy.
- pdpi 4y agoA few weeks ago there was in incident[0] in Jersey, where some people called fire fighters one evening because they could smell gas, the fire fighters didn’t find any leaks, and the building literally blew up the next morning. Experts make mistakes, and failing to understand that evidence != proof can literally kill people. Sometimes, making the distinction is smarmy; other times, it’s just being sensible. 0. https://news.sky.com/story/amp/jersey-tower-explosion-questions-asked-over-firefighters-gas-leak-visit-hours-before-blast-12766154 https://news.sky.com/story/amp/jersey-tower-explosion-questi...
- yjftsjthsd-h 4y agoOkay, but... we're spit balling database sizes. None of this is safety critical, or even in the general neighborhood of things where it's important enough to go and mathematically prove that our numbers are perfect.