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| Jan 22, 2010 2:01 pm |
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re: re: re: That Human Activity is a Significant Cause of Global Warming. |
| abbeboulah
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“Thomas Holford claims that:
"The burden of proof is on the AFFIRMATIVE proposition, and the AFFIRMATIVE position has not provided compelling, unambiguous evidence based on the scientific method and sound epistemological principles that human activity is a significant cause of global warming."
OK, let me see what I can find.”
This exchange looks to me like a situation where somebody A warns another person B of the danger involved in B’s activity of sawing away on the branch of a tree -- the branch both are sitting on: “That sawing off the branch one is sitting on will have unpleasant consequences for the persons sitting on it”. B reminds A sternly that the burden of proof rests on the Affirmative position. Instead of quickly changing the proposition to the its negated version, (which would shift the burden of proof to the person affirming it by engaging in the activity) A meekly goes online to find urls to support his position, while B continues sawing.
Private Reply to abbeboulah (new win) |
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