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China does not exist
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RE: China does not exist
The burden of proof lies on the claimant unless the claim has already met such a burden of proof. What Watson was challenging was whether the claim that China exists has met the burden of proof. Essentially, it was a cryptic argument for agnosticism.

There isn't any proof that China exists, nor for anything for that matter. This is why the question of "what is knowledge" is so well discussed in philosophy.
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China does not exist - by Watson - March 1, 2010 at 8:01 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Shell B - March 1, 2010 at 8:19 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Watson - March 1, 2010 at 8:21 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Tiberius - March 1, 2010 at 8:23 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Watson - March 1, 2010 at 8:25 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Tiberius - March 1, 2010 at 8:35 pm
RE: China does not exist - by AtheistPhil - March 1, 2010 at 8:35 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Watson - March 1, 2010 at 8:38 pm
RE: China does not exist - by AtheistPhil - March 1, 2010 at 8:44 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Watson - March 1, 2010 at 8:46 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Tiberius - March 1, 2010 at 8:50 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Watson - March 1, 2010 at 8:52 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Tiberius - March 1, 2010 at 8:57 pm
RE: China does not exist - by AtheistPhil - March 1, 2010 at 8:53 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Eilonnwy - March 1, 2010 at 8:55 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Watson - March 1, 2010 at 8:56 pm
RE: China does not exist - by padraic - March 2, 2010 at 6:04 am
RE: China does not exist - by AtheistPhil - March 1, 2010 at 8:57 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Eilonnwy - March 1, 2010 at 9:03 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Tiberius - March 1, 2010 at 9:04 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Violet - March 1, 2010 at 10:19 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Eilonnwy - March 2, 2010 at 10:56 am
RE: China does not exist - by Tiberius - March 2, 2010 at 2:37 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Watson - March 1, 2010 at 9:05 pm
RE: China does not exist - by AtheistPhil - March 1, 2010 at 9:11 pm
RE: China does not exist - by theblindferrengi - March 1, 2010 at 9:24 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Minimalist - March 1, 2010 at 9:55 pm
RE: China does not exist - by KichigaiNeko - March 2, 2010 at 11:06 am
RE: China does not exist - by Eilonnwy - March 2, 2010 at 11:11 am
RE: China does not exist - by KichigaiNeko - March 2, 2010 at 11:25 am
RE: China does not exist - by Eilonnwy - March 2, 2010 at 12:12 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Watson - March 2, 2010 at 12:55 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Eilonnwy - March 2, 2010 at 1:41 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Watson - March 2, 2010 at 2:03 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Eilonnwy - March 3, 2010 at 10:30 am
RE: China does not exist - by Rhizomorph13 - March 2, 2010 at 12:57 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Watson - March 2, 2010 at 12:58 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Rhizomorph13 - March 2, 2010 at 1:27 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Xyster - March 2, 2010 at 1:47 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Eilonnwy - March 2, 2010 at 3:24 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Tiberius - March 2, 2010 at 8:48 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Eilonnwy - March 3, 2010 at 10:22 am
RE: China does not exist - by Welsh cake - March 2, 2010 at 4:00 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Violet - March 2, 2010 at 8:21 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Ace Otana - March 2, 2010 at 8:52 pm
RE: China does not exist - by tavarish - March 2, 2010 at 10:43 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Violet - March 2, 2010 at 11:40 pm
RE: China does not exist - by tavarish - March 3, 2010 at 10:27 am
RE: China does not exist - by Rhizomorph13 - March 3, 2010 at 12:52 pm
RE: China does not exist - by LukeMC - March 3, 2010 at 1:52 pm
RE: China does not exist - by downbeatplumb - March 6, 2010 at 12:46 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Tiberius - March 6, 2010 at 12:50 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Violet - March 6, 2010 at 3:29 pm
RE: China does not exist - by Edwardo Piet - March 7, 2010 at 6:23 am

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