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How do you explain the principal of "you cannot prove a negative" to someone that is very weak at abstractions like this?

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How do you explain the principal of "you cannot prove a negative" to someone that is very weak at abstractions like this?

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Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

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Russels teapod is a good example imho

EDIT: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell's_teapot

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