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0 pointsThrowawayR22mo ago0 comments

> "absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"

That's the same false argument that the religious have offered for their beliefs and was debunked by Bertrand Russell's teapot argument: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell%27s_teapot

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lukev2mo ago

I'm not speaking of burdens of proof about unfalsifiable statements.

I'm saying that I think this is an important enough question that I think we should seek real evidence in either direction, especially since apparently everyone already has a strong opinion (warranted or not.)

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lukev2mo ago

I'm not speaking of burdens of proof about unfalsifiable statements.

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