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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absence_of_evidence#Absence_of_evidence

Do you really believe than an unknown, unidentified species of frog in south america does not exist until we see it and thus prove its existance ?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/15/ecuador-new-species-discovered

Are you suggesting the glass frog "did not exist" until it was proven to exist ?

The absence of evidence in the case of the glass frog prior to its discovey, was not evidence of its absence, it had been there all along

[QUOTE="mike, post: 122781, member: 9271"] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absence_of_evidence#Absence_of_evidence[/url] Do you really believe than an unknown, unidentified species of frog in south america does not exist until we see it and thus prove its existance ? [url]http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/15/ecuador-new-species-discovered[/url] Are you suggesting the glass frog "did not exist" until it was proven to exist ? The absence of evidence in the case of the glass frog prior to its discovey, was not evidence of its absence, it had been there all along [/QUOTE]

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