𞋴𝛂𝛋𝛆@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 18 days agoHow do you explain the principal of "you cannot prove a negative" to someone that is very weak at abstractions like this?message-squaremessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down17
arrow-up153arrow-down1message-squareHow 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 · 18 days agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareSeleni@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·17 days agoThis is a very good analogy! Although to be pedantic, there are white crows; there was one living in my neighborhood some years back.
minus-squareLibra00@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·16 days agoIt’s just an example. Mentally edit it to polka-dotted hippopotamuses if it makes ya happy. ;)
This is a very good analogy!
Although to be pedantic, there are white crows; there was one living in my neighborhood some years back.
It’s just an example. Mentally edit it to polka-dotted hippopotamuses if it makes ya happy. ;)