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Come to think of it, you may be right. Not about the Santa Claus thing (re: his existence!), but about about my response to it. If we found Santa Claus, we would prove that he exists. On the other hand, however, until he is found... we can't prove that he doesn't exist, like you said, I think.
So, wait, I was right in the first place. I can't disprove your old jolly fatman, but until you prove his existence, I don't have to believe it... ...?
I'm confused now.
All I know is that, in my field of science, very few things can ever be proven. Findings can be disproved, but we can seldom say that a certain event exists without a shadow of a doubt.
Originally Posted by royalcrown /img/forum/go_quote.gif Actually it's the exact opposite. You can only prove that things exist, and it's impossible to prove negatives - the scientific method is about discovery, not negation. Hence, the Santa Claus analogy given later. Unless you were being sarcastic, I couldn't tell... |
Come to think of it, you may be right. Not about the Santa Claus thing (re: his existence!), but about about my response to it. If we found Santa Claus, we would prove that he exists. On the other hand, however, until he is found... we can't prove that he doesn't exist, like you said, I think.
So, wait, I was right in the first place. I can't disprove your old jolly fatman, but until you prove his existence, I don't have to believe it... ...?
I'm confused now.
All I know is that, in my field of science, very few things can ever be proven. Findings can be disproved, but we can seldom say that a certain event exists without a shadow of a doubt.