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𞋴𝛂𝛋𝛆@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month ago

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?

𞋴𝛂𝛋𝛆@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month ago
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    1 month ago

    As such all you can say is there probably aren’t any white crows because we have lots of experience seeing crows and there has been no evidence of one yet.

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    Plenty of crows with albinism exist! Do a quick search for images - albino crow.

    https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/rare-albino-crow-rescued-in-north-vancouver-3126073

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      It’s just an example man.

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