Post by MCDemuth on Feb 6, 2020 1:06:24 GMT
1. Absence Of Evidence Is Not Evidence Of Absence
I disagree with the idea that it's Completely "Junk"... The adage isn't very specific, and can easily be used to prove or disprove any theory...
Let's take this popular debate, for Example:
"Does GOD Exist?"
@graham 's suggestion of: "you didn't search well enough"... comes to the very heart of that debate!
Just because GOD didn't leave any evidence of his existence on PLANET EARTH, doesn't mean that he didn't leave evidence of his existence on, let's say: "PLANET VULCAN".
Since Humans have NOT been to "PLANET VULCAN" (or anywhere else in the UNIVERSE)... We can NOT be sure that he does NOT exist.
In this instance:
"The Lack Of Evidence of GOD on PLANET EARTH... IS NOT... Evidence of GOD's Absence in the UNIVERSE!"
The adage is not "Junk", it is completely TRUE!
However...
Yeah, I guess it could depend on how specific a person wishes to use that adage, and how other people chose to interpret it...