"gatt" wrote in message

We're not talking about what was proven. THE ISSUE IS 'EVIDENCE'.
MULTIPLE
PEOPLE INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER REPORTING AN EXPLOSION IS NOT PROOF, BUT
IT'S SURE AS HELL A GOOD PIECE OF EVIDENCE IF AN EYEWITNESS SAYS THEY SAW
SOMETHING HAPPEN.

gatt....
1. There's no need to shout.
2. The word 'evidence', while by definition not absolutely denoting proof,
does, to most people and in the common vernacular, strongly imply hard fact.
This may account for your apparent semantic discomfort.
3. If you've been around aviation and paying attention for more than a
couple of weeks, you know that a) most eyewitnesses are worthless, and b)
investigators rarely if ever make hard statements until facts are
established.