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To be clear: >Nevermore, my pet raven, is black. Is not evidence (This is because you don't know anything about the Distribution from which Nevermore is a sam
by hurin 12y ago
To be clear:
>Nevermore, my pet raven, is black.
Is not evidence (This is because you don't know anything about the Distribution from which Nevermore is a sample):
>supporting the hypothesis that all ravens are black.
It is evidence saying: there exists at least one Raven and that Raven is Black.
and
>My Apple is Green
Is evidence that there exists at least one thing which is not Black and Not a Raven. That does not tell you anything about the existence of Raven's or Black things in the world.