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		judahmeek on April 18, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Europe's now-drowned 'lost world' and the 25m-high... Is there such a thing as "evidence of absence"?

imtringued on April 19, 2022 | [–]

It's called a contradiction and it can only exist in the realms of logic.

earleybird on April 18, 2022 | [–]

I'm thinking that would be demonstrating that there cannot be evidence.

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