Comments on: Myth: You Can’t Prove a Negative http://strikingthoughts.wordpress.com/2008/03/02/myth-you-cant-prove-a-negative/ An eclectic blog that examines a variety of martial arts topics Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:52:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Martial Arts News 7.10.08 « Striking Thoughts http://strikingthoughts.wordpress.com/2008/03/02/myth-you-cant-prove-a-negative/#comment-1078 Martial Arts News 7.10.08 « Striking Thoughts Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:27:17 +0000 http://strikingthoughts.wordpress.com/?p=380#comment-1078 [...] posts: Chi Debunked and Myth: You Can’t Prove a Negative. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Shaolin Kung Fu Show: Martial Art Kong FuMartial [...] [...] posts: Chi Debunked and Myth: You Can’t Prove a Negative. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Shaolin Kung Fu Show: Martial Art Kong FuMartial [...]

]]> By: bpatterson67 http://strikingthoughts.wordpress.com/2008/03/02/myth-you-cant-prove-a-negative/#comment-653 bpatterson67 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:03:55 +0000 http://strikingthoughts.wordpress.com/?p=380#comment-653 I'm not sure. I keep losing the camera. ~BCP I’m not sure. I keep losing the camera.

~BCP

]]> By: Rodibidably http://strikingthoughts.wordpress.com/2008/03/02/myth-you-cant-prove-a-negative/#comment-652 Rodibidably Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:01:12 +0000 http://strikingthoughts.wordpress.com/?p=380#comment-652 Does that use invisible film? Does that use invisible film?

]]> By: bpatterson67 http://strikingthoughts.wordpress.com/2008/03/02/myth-you-cant-prove-a-negative/#comment-651 bpatterson67 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:35:02 +0000 http://strikingthoughts.wordpress.com/?p=380#comment-651 I'd use my invisible camera. ;) ~BCP I’d use my invisible camera.

;)

~BCP

]]> By: Rodibidably http://strikingthoughts.wordpress.com/2008/03/02/myth-you-cant-prove-a-negative/#comment-650 Rodibidably Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:24:57 +0000 http://strikingthoughts.wordpress.com/?p=380#comment-650 <i>"tiny invisible elf"</i> How is a camera going to help with something that is INVISIBLE? "This elf by virtue of being tiny and invisible can not be seen, touched, heard, or in an way studied through man made means." By using this wording, it essentially becomes the same as the argument for god or a number of different pseudosciences. As we know, any time that somebody "proves" a specific aspect of "god", psychic powers, etc is untrue, the believers use the old argument that "science is not capable of studying this. While their argument is not intellectually honest, it becomes an unfalsifiable position. “tiny invisible elf”
How is a camera going to help with something that is INVISIBLE?

“This elf by virtue of being tiny and invisible can not be seen, touched, heard, or in an way studied through man made means.”

By using this wording, it essentially becomes the same as the argument for god or a number of different pseudosciences. As we know, any time that somebody “proves” a specific aspect of “god”, psychic powers, etc is untrue, the believers use the old argument that “science is not capable of studying this.

While their argument is not intellectually honest, it becomes an unfalsifiable position.

]]> By: icyboi http://strikingthoughts.wordpress.com/2008/03/02/myth-you-cant-prove-a-negative/#comment-649 icyboi Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:01:47 +0000 http://strikingthoughts.wordpress.com/?p=380#comment-649 "Did you know that when you open your fridge, that tiny invisible elf turns the light on. This elf by virtue of being tiny and invisible can not be seen, touched, heard, or in an way studied through man made means. This elf also leaves absolutely no trace of it’s being in your fridge, and your fridge is “designed” to look at if electricity is being used in conjunction with a small switch to turn on the light. Obviously this argument is complete bullshit, but can you PROVE definitively that it is bunk? " quote from rodibidably yes i can disprove it, just put a camera in the fridge “Did you know that when you open your fridge, that tiny invisible elf turns the light on. This elf by virtue of being tiny and invisible can not be seen, touched, heard, or in an way studied through man made means. This elf also leaves absolutely no trace of it’s being in your fridge, and your fridge is “designed” to look at if electricity is being used in conjunction with a small switch to turn on the light.

Obviously this argument is complete bullshit, but can you PROVE definitively that it is bunk?
”

quote from rodibidably

yes i can disprove it, just put a camera in the fridge

]]> By: bpatterson67 http://strikingthoughts.wordpress.com/2008/03/02/myth-you-cant-prove-a-negative/#comment-635 bpatterson67 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:52:48 +0000 http://strikingthoughts.wordpress.com/?p=380#comment-635 Yeah like I need one more thing to look like a geek! You know, we are going at it all wrong. Considering how much energy this topic seems to create we should start our own opposing viewpoints show. We just need a suitable title... ;) Yeah like I need one more thing to look like a geek!

You know, we are going at it all wrong. Considering how much energy this topic seems to create we should start our own opposing viewpoints show.

We just need a suitable title…

;)

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