Here is today’s word:
Evidence of absence is evidence of any kind that suggests (via certain types of inference or deduction) the non-existence or non-presence of something. A simple example of evidence of absence: checking one’s pocket for spare change and finding nothing but being confident that one would have found it if it were there. This is an example of modus tollens, a type of logical argument.
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For example, I saw no chemtrails for the past few days. The meteorologists are qualified professionals, who get tell us that the past few days were of crispy, clear blue skies. But since they cannot prove that chemtrails are not visible during blue skies, it is perfectly reasonable that such occurrences are positive proof of no chemtrails (or merely contrails).
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