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Supernatural and undiscovered means of detection

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03-22-2011 4:52 PM 		Reply to: Message 27 by Taq
03-22-2011 11:36 AM

tag writes:
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What fallacy am I committing here?
Confusion of the inverse.
Because science does not predict X, therefore X could exist.
X exist because science does not predict X does not exist.
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*add* I agree there would be a millionaire somewhere if they could show evidence that verified the existance of the supernatural at Dr. Randi site.
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03-22-2011 5:16 PM 		Reply to: Message 30 by Taq
03-22-2011 5:04 PM

Oh.. well I agree. I think it comes down how logical it is to believe something. If there is evidence then it is logical to believe it exist. If there is no evidence then it is still logical to believe it could exist. However given the extreme circumstance of the claim ...ie extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
I, as many here am skeptical. I have never seen a ghost, nor has anyone I know, and all evidence I have seen or heard has been debunked. Hence I do not believe ghost exist. Einstien or Newton would of found a way to make contact by now. Having said that I never said that ghost "cant " exist. Just unlikely. imo
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