Can a lack of evidence be considered proof?

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Can a lack of evidence be considered proof?

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RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof?

May 27, 2016 at 10:20 pm

I mean, in this sense: if one can logically establish the truth of the proposition "IF X is true, there should be a whole bunch of Y," than an absence of Y is evidence of the falsity of X.

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Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by ignoramus - May 27, 2016 at 8:40 pm

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by Esquilax - May 27, 2016 at 8:50 pm

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by Gawdzilla - May 27, 2016 at 8:51 pm

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by Minimalist - May 27, 2016 at 9:19 pm

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by Heatheness - May 27, 2016 at 8:58 pm

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by ignoramus - May 27, 2016 at 9:39 pm

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by Gemini - May 27, 2016 at 9:53 pm

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by TheRealJoeFish - May 27, 2016 at 10:20 pm

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 27, 2016 at 10:34 pm

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by robvalue - May 28, 2016 at 5:33 am

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by WhydontYou - May 28, 2016 at 3:43 pm

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by Mechaghostman2 - August 21, 2016 at 2:21 am

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by Foxaèr - August 21, 2016 at 2:26 am

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by Edwardo Piet - August 21, 2016 at 2:43 am

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by Arkilogue - August 21, 2016 at 2:52 am

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by robvalue - August 21, 2016 at 4:51 am

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by Arkilogue - August 21, 2016 at 1:11 pm

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by The Grand Nudger - August 21, 2016 at 1:48 pm

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by ignoramus - August 21, 2016 at 5:56 pm

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by brewer - August 21, 2016 at 7:59 pm

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by The Grand Nudger - August 21, 2016 at 8:05 pm

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by robvalue - August 21, 2016 at 8:27 pm

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by Anomalocaris - August 21, 2016 at 8:29 pm

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by Minimalist - August 21, 2016 at 8:36 pm

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by flagbears - January 31, 2017 at 8:18 pm

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by Foxaèr - February 1, 2017 at 1:58 am

RE: Can a lack of evidence be considered proof? - by Asmodee - February 1, 2017 at 11:39 am

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