WLC: "You can't prove the negative"

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WLC: "You can't prove the negative"

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RE: WLC: "You can't prove the negative"

May 29, 2025 at 2:51 pm

Yes, you can prove a negative. Formally and properly prove. All you have to do is disprove the opposite and let the Law of the Excluded Middle do the rest. It's called Reduction to Absurdity:

The square root of a prime number can never be rational

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WLC: "You can't prove the negative" - by Fake Messiah - February 16, 2022 at 7:18 am

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RE: WLC: "You can't prove the negative" - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - February 16, 2022 at 11:11 am

RE: WLC: "You can't prove the negative" - by Peebo-Thuhlu - February 16, 2022 at 7:57 am

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RE: WLC: "You can't prove the negative" - by Jehanne - February 17, 2022 at 12:53 am

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RE: WLC: "You can't prove the negative" - by Belacqua - February 16, 2022 at 8:51 pm

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