the thought on proving negatives seems more a social construct. prove that you never slept with your mother... one could prove that you did, but not that you didn't because you would need some evidence. there is no proof to show that something never happened. this of course doesn't hold to scientific endeavours. i can show you that the tree outside my house has not been hit by lightning... that's the way this has always seemed to me...
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the thought on proving negatives seems more a social construct. prove that you never slept with your mother... one could prove that you did, but not that you didn't because you would need some evidence. there is no proof to show that something never happened. this of course doesn't hold to scientific endeavours. i can show you that the tree outside my house has not been hit by lightning... that's the way this has always seemed to me...