Re:A Vermont farmer proved no snowflakes are alike
by kataklasm on Sunday December 25, 2022 @04:30PM
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The work Bentley did sounds very impressive and I in no way strive to downplay his archival achievements. I do however take offense with the semantics of the wording. Not finding an exception isn't what proving means.
Or, as Dr. Carl Sagan put it: absence of evidence != evidence of absence.
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Re:A Vermont farmer proved no snowflakes are alike
by stormking on Sunday December 25, 2022 @06:53PM
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Absence of evidence is evidence of absence. The correct saying is: Absence of proof is not proof of absence.
Re:A Vermont farmer proved no snowflakes are alike
by maria2 on Sunday December 25, 2022 @07:25PM
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Overly pedantic