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mikeash
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A Dig Through Old Files Reminds Me Why I’m So Crit...
Absence of evidence
is
evidence of absence, provided that you've actually looked.
However, it's often not very
good
evidence, and far from proof. But it's definitely evidence.
pasbesoin
on Nov 3, 2013
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Yes, I think "proof" is a better word for what I was trying to describe.
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However, it's often not very good evidence, and far from proof. But it's definitely evidence.