Never said I would or could
Lack of evidence isn't proof of the counterpoint. It's a good indicator that it doesn't happen, but it's not solid proof.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Fri 19 Nov 2010, 10:50, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

I know you are right
in that technically absence of proof is not proof of absence but at some point common sense must prevail.

I cannot prove emphatically that tomorrow I am not going to turn into a 15-foot bright blue gibbon....but let's face it, I'm not, am I?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 19 Nov 2010, 10:56, Reply)

I agree with you
Hence I'm only questioning the use of 'demonstrably', not the bollocks quotient of karma.
Personally I don't fully put stock in any 'after-life' scenario (heaven, reincarnation, oblivion etc.), but am not intrigued/worried enough to take Pascal's Wager on my deathbed.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Fri 19 Nov 2010, 11:01, Reply)

Ironically,
saying that something is "arguably bollocks" won't generate as much debate.

Aren't people odd.
( Kroney, Fri 19 Nov 2010, 11:03, Reply)

It won't, no, because it is arguably bollocks.
"The notion that Labs is a handsome young gent is arguably bollocks"
"The notion that Monty is a short, fat, black lesbian hippy is demonstrably bollocks"
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Fri 19 Nov 2010, 11:12, Reply)

The fact that you have posted this
means that next time I see you I will repeatedly kick you in the (arguable or demonstrable, take your pick...) bollocks.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 19 Nov 2010, 11:56, Reply)

With enough MDs you might think that you have.
Alternatively, if this were a Disney film, your daughter would now suggest playing a game which involved you pretending to be a 15ft blue gibbon, and you would be larking about like crazy and then suddenly catch sight of yourself in a mirror and have a "maybe I should try seeing the world differently" moment.

Fortunately this isn't a Disney film.
(Cave Duck, Fri 19 Nov 2010, 11:06, Reply)

Hahahah
this is like a more saccharine and slightly less demented 'Gonz fantasy sequence' post.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 19 Nov 2010, 11:10, Reply)

I didn't think that people shitting on each others chests was appropriate in this case.

(Cave Duck, Fri 19 Nov 2010, 11:15, Reply)

Oh, but please try...it would amuse me
Regarding common sense; you're right, absence of proof does not prove its absence, but there comes a point at which the pragmatist in you must recognise that the complete, overwhelming absence of proof is pretty damning and that if you believe in that then you might as well believe in your latent ability to transform into a 15-ft blue gibbon.
(LongJohnBaldry, Fri 19 Nov 2010, 11:11, Reply)

I agree with you completely, but common sense and the utter lack of prood still does not merit 'demonstrably'
I'm a bit busy, otherwise I'd 'shop Monty as a massive blue gibbon ;)
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Fri 19 Nov 2010, 11:16, Reply)

It doesn't, I agree. Though I think this has become a semantic argument than a philosophical one. 'Demonstrably' was the wrong choice of word, it just sounded better than 'Almost Certainly.'
I do hope you have free time and inclination later on.
(LongJohnBaldry, Fri 19 Nov 2010, 11:17, Reply)

It is more semantic
But in philosophical discussions you have to be very precise with language, just as you do in any kind of debate. It's one way my philosophy degree helps me in my job.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Fri 19 Nov 2010, 11:20, Reply)