Prove the unprovable

[matgb]

Skeptico: How do you prove photography to a blind man?

I add no further comment. None is needed. Genius.

(via oltheros at apocalinks)

Comments

[the-mendicant.livejournal.com]

I like that blog site, well worth a deeper delving. However, I don't entirely agree with the writer's premis.

I know he's looking at psychic experiences from a skeptical and scientific angle, and by those standards, yes it is impossible to prove that these things exist. But lack of proof is not the same thing as proving that something doesn't exist. Remember John Selwyn Gummer feeding his daughter beef burgers whilst saying vehemently that there was no proof for BSE?

[matgb]

Oh, absolutely, it cannot be disproved, but there isn't enough evidence to support it. Same for God(s), I see no proof, rationalism demands I assume they don't exist. Give me proof, and I'll accept, in the meantime, I'll get on with my life.