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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?
August 21, 2016 at 1:11 pm (This post was last modified: August 21, 2016 at 1:11 pm by Arkilogue.)
(August 21, 2016 at 4:51 am)robvalue Wrote: Are there things we can't detect? If I had to guess, I'd say it's extremely likely.

My problem is when people claim to have knowledge about these things.

Say you are in the middle of the ocean and you can't see the edge, but concentric waves rings are converging right next to where you are. What can you deduce? Anything?
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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? - by Arkilogue - August 21, 2016 at 1:11 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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