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The OP didn't use the word "proof". He or she is correct that absence of evidence is indeed evidence (but not proof) of absence.
by kevinskii 12y ago
The OP didn't use the word "proof". He or she is correct that absence of evidence is indeed evidence (but not proof) of absence.
- dragonwriter 12y agoActually, no absence of evidence is not evidence of absence in the general case; absence of evidence for a position can coincide with absence of evidence against the position.
- seanflyon 12y agoThe conspicuous absence of evidence is evidence of absence.