CalciumDeficiency@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 年前What did you get told as a child that you realised was a lie as you got older?message-squaremessage-square311linkfedilinkarrow-up1219arrow-down14
arrow-up1215arrow-down1message-squareWhat did you get told as a child that you realised was a lie as you got older?CalciumDeficiency@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 年前message-square311linkfedilink
minus-squareIsoprenoidlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 年前No. A negative can be proven. It’s done all the time in science and mathematics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burden_of_proof_(philosophy)#Proving_a_negative https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_of_impossibility
minus-squareSquorlple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前Ok, just verifying that that fallacy wasn’t the crux of your argument
No. A negative can be proven. It’s done all the time in science and mathematics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burden_of_proof_(philosophy)#Proving_a_negative
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_of_impossibility
Ok, just verifying that that fallacy wasn’t the crux of your argument