What's in the Box A Discussion on Dave's Article
1Dave released an article called 'What’s in the Box?: A Three-Pound Rabbit' - available here:
www.answers-in-reason.com%2Fphilosophy%2Fwhats-in-the-box-a-three-pound-rabbit%2F
We discuss a common argument about evidence, and a typical claim that something is 'not evidence' unless conclusive.
'Imagine that someone presents us with a box. That box weighs three pounds. The person presenting us with the box says that there is a rabbit in the box, and the fact that it weighs three pounds proves that there is a rabbit in the box. This is not the case of course, just because a box weighs three pounds does not prove that there is a rabbit in the box. There could be some other explanation for why the box weighs three pounds. It could be a guinea pig, or a three-pound weight, or numerous other explanations for why the box weighs three pounds.'
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