Religion
In reply to the discussion: Can You Prove It Didn't Happen? [View all]Promethean
(468 posts)and I know the people who say it have had it explained to them that it is faulty: absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Strictly speaking they are correct, if you cannot find evidence that does not mean there is none. However they never seem to realize that absence of evidence is grounds not to believe something until evidence is presented. Add in that people have been actively looking for evidence for an extended period of time and all we have found is contradictory evidence the grounds for disbelief just keep growing.
Then of course there are the "but science can't measure the supernatural" arguments. As if picking a word with a fuzzy definition solves the problem. All it does is show they are willing to hide behind poorly defined words and outright dishonesty.