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burden of proof

Your responsibility to prove or provide evidence for a claim you have made, without being allowed to change the subject or avoid backing up the claim. The sister term to a burden of proof is a red herring (a logical fallacy tantamount to derailing). When someone has the burden of proof and doesn't want to back up their statements, they will usually either commit a blatant red herring and try to sidetrack the conversation or try to shift the burden of proof onto the other person. Since few people can clearly list their beliefs and evidence about global warming, economic models and policies, and cause-and-effect social claims ("legalizing marijuana will make everyone into a drug addict!"), this will remain a major problem for many years to come.

Burden of Proof

by TN agnostic on Dec 27, 2021 13:23:21

In layman terms: If a person claims something is a fact, it is their buobligation to prove it. It's not the obligation of others to disprove it. This is often brought up in arguments between religious people and atheist.

Example:
Religious person: "I know for a fact that there is a God!"

Me: "Can you prove it?"

Religious person: " Well, you can't disprove it!"

Me: "That's not how it works. I'm not obligated to disprove god. You're obligated to prove the existence of God. You're the one who made the claim. If I told you that bigfoot is real, I would have to prove it to you. You wouldn't have to disprove it to me."

Atheist: "I know for a fact that there is no god!"

Me: "Can you prove it?"

Atheist "I don't have to prove a neg..."

Me "Wrong! If you claim that it is a fact that there is no god, you make it a positive. You DO now have burden of proof."

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