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Old March 2nd 04, 11:04 PM
Ron
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In other words, I can not prove my assertion, so I will just take the easy
route, and ask others to disprove it.


Actually, that is a quite normal procedure in exact science -- It is
almost impossible to prove a theory, but as long as it describes
the available evidence within experimental accuracy, and nobody
has evidence to the contrary, it is accepted. Nothing irrational
about that.


However this is not science. It is making accusations about someone else, and
when one does not have the evidence to support ones theory, then just demand
everyone prove its wrong. I still think it is important for one to support
and have evidence for what one says about others.

I could ask for photographic evidence to prove that you did not beat up kids on
June 11 last year. And then if no one can provide photos showing you did not
beat any kids that day, I can say thats proves that you did.

Yes, it is ludicrous and silly, but I think it is similar.

Even in science, you still try to find some evidence to support your theories
before submitting them for peer review.

I have known people who were not big fans of Bush, but said that missing
national guard duty days due to career obligations and making them up
afterwards was not unusual at all.




Ron
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