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minus-squareplisken@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 years agoThat’s the problem though, you can’t really prove a negative. By the nature of logic. At best, if it is a lie, the original source admits they lied.
minus-squareorbitt@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 years agoDid Donald Trump eat so many Cheetos he actually turned orange? I’m not saying that’s true, I’m just asking the questions.
minus-squareZILtoid1991@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoWe need to shut down his Cheetos supply until we figure out what is really happening.
minus-squarejinno@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoYou can however reach a level of confidence about a negative. Like, I can’t prove that putting my VR headset on didn’t actually send me to another world… but I’ve got a pretty high degree of confidence that it didn’t.
That’s the problem though, you can’t really prove a negative. By the nature of logic. At best, if it is a lie, the original source admits they lied.
Did Donald Trump eat so many Cheetos he actually turned orange? I’m not saying that’s true, I’m just asking the questions.
We need to shut down his Cheetos supply until we figure out what is really happening.
You can however reach a level of confidence about a negative.
Like, I can’t prove that putting my VR headset on didn’t actually send me to another world… but I’ve got a pretty high degree of confidence that it didn’t.