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Proof never proves it only implies. People are just bad at weighing how much proof there is and how heavily it implies something. Nuance is inconvenient in policy discussion and public discourse.

Science also doesn't seek disproof. It uses both example and counter example to confirm or deny or increase how much one confirms or denies.




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