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To: donh
But believing an event occured, no matter how ardently, isn't the same as proving it.

Except that you have to prove it to yourself. Otherwise, you could just chalk it up to tequila.

209 posted on 10/28/2002 5:59:05 AM PST by AppyPappy
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To: AppyPappy
But believing an event occured, no matter how ardently, isn't the same as proving it.

Except that you have to prove it to yourself. Otherwise, you could just chalk it up to tequila.

Prove it to yourself. hmmm. vs. (I guess) prove it to the world....Well, ok, if you want to claim the word "prove" has an alternate meaning which is subjective in nature, I can't stop you. The primary definition of proof, however, seems to suggest that proof is something one can offer to others as a definitive form of persuasion, that has something of an objective, and therefore mutually sharable nature, even in the face of skepticism.

228 posted on 10/28/2002 12:38:46 PM PST by donh
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