(June 10, 2012 at 12:57 am)padraic Wrote:(June 10, 2012 at 12:08 am)cratehorus Wrote: [quote='Rhythm' pid='297429' dateline='1339301051']
The null hypothesis isn't exactly a position of weakness Pad.
It is if used to make a truth claim
Quote:If somebody wants a Jesus (of any stripe) they need to make that happen.
Indeed, so does anyone asserting "Jesus did NOT exist"
Quote:Yeah pad what the hell is your problem?
Absence of evidence is indeed evidence of absence.What it is not is PROOF of absence.
A basic rule of logic: If you make a positive claim you have the obligation to provide proof for that claim. The concept is called 'the burden of proof' look it up.
Not my fault if you are too ignorant or too stupid to grasp the basics.
Wha?