(September 25, 2012 at 10:02 pm)Blackrook Wrote: You can't assume based on lack of evidence that something is true, that it is untrue.
For example, it has never been proven that 1 = 1.
Mathematicians start with that as an assumption because without it, all other mathematics is impossible.
But it has never been proven that 1 = 1.
Mathematics are arbitrarily defined, and then related to the real world via arbitrarily defined measurements. 1=1 is proof of itself. Let's say proof is 'beyond a reasonable doubt'. Also, we can assume that based on a lack of evidence something is untrue. Or would you prefer guilty until proven innocent?
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