"Disprove it? It hasn't been proven yet!"
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As atheists and sceptics we are not immune to accepting and promoting bad arguments that we pick up from other sceptics and atheists. Especially when we see them repeated regularly. This video takes a look at one of those arguments that I see repeated regularly in response to being asked to 'prove God does not exist'. While this argument isn't quite as popular or regular as 'you can't prove a negative', it's repeated far more often than it ought to be!
In this video I look at the claim that you can't 'disprove something that hasn't been proven yet'. Taking a look at three tweets promoting this argument and variants of it. Looking at why it fails, and why the truth of the matter is actually the opposite of this claim!
References
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Cambridge definition of Prove: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/prove
Cambridge definition of Disprove: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/disprove
DNA overturns case: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66734064
Google definition of Prove: https://www.google.com/search?q=definition+prove
Google definition of Disprove: https://www.google.com/search?q=definition+disprove
How Do We Study The Sun: https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/sun-space-weather/how-do-we-study-sun
Light takes 8.3 mins to reach the Earth from the Sun: https://www.pbs.org/seeinginthedark/astronomy-topics/light-as-a-cosmic-time-machine.html
Merriam-Webster definition of Prove: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prove
Merriam-Webster definition of Disprove: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disprove
Other links
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My video discussing the claim that you can't prove a negative: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq90t13zi44
My video on shifting the burden of proof fallacy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNXDjSsw0IQ
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