- 24 Jun 2021 17:33
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"You can't prove a negative" is a proposition in that it is a complete thought that is capable of being true or false. The burden of proof has nothing to do with intent, it is about an epistemic attitude. In a court of law, the one making the positive claim, the accuser, faces the burden of proof because he wants the court to make the judgment that the defendant is guilty.
B0ycey wrote:In what sense? Is it your opinion that the sentence is wrong and that is your proposition or is it merely a statement of action to deduce burden of proof (intent). But I warn you now if you believe the former, that isn't how the sentence is executed in the scientific community or court of law.
"You can't prove a negative" is a proposition in that it is a complete thought that is capable of being true or false. The burden of proof has nothing to do with intent, it is about an epistemic attitude. In a court of law, the one making the positive claim, the accuser, faces the burden of proof because he wants the court to make the judgment that the defendant is guilty.