Re: THE $10 MILLION PRIZE FOR PROOF EVOLUTION 2.0

On Wed, 20 Mar 2024 09:27:08 -0700, the following appeared
in talk.origins, posted by Bob Casanova <nospam@buzz.off>:

On Wed, 20 Mar 2024 10:06:39 +0000, the following appeared
in talk.origins, posted by Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com>:
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G <g@nowhere.invalid> writes:
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JTEM <jtem01@gmail.com> wrote:

 erik simpson wrote:
 

I have sneaking suspicion nobody's going to win this.

 
Now close the circle: It's as worthless as Randi's prize for
"Proving" the paranormal. It's equally as impossible to force a
payout.
 

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Of course it was impossible to win Randi's prize, you had to
demonstrate psychic or paranormal powers, and no such thing exists.
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How do you know? Can you prove it?
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That's a bit disingenuous. Can you prove there's no
invisible, impalpable elephant in your front yard?
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Rationally, "proving" the nonexistence of something which
has never been demonstrated to exist is trivial; simply
point to the lack of evidence of its existence, and invite
the claimant of existence to show you are wrong by providing
such evidence.

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<crickets>

No real surprise.

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Bob C.

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