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# You can prove something DOES exist
however it is impossible to prove that something DOESN'T. It's known as falsifiability.

For example, the statements, 'All ravens are black' and 'No ravens are white' are not proveable - even if you gathered up all the ravens currently in the universe, you cannot account for all the possible ravens that might spring into existence between now and the end of time, or even those that have already ceased to exist.

However, the statement 'Some ravens are black' is proveable, obviously, you just have to see a black raven.

Hence I agree entirely with the sentiments above about Dawkins being an unremitting twunt.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2006, 17:29, archived)