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minus-squareKⒶMⒶLⒶ WⒶLZ 2Ⓐ24@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·4 months agothis can not be proven. counterfactuals cannot be proven at all.
minus-squareOBJECTION!@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-24 months ago“Your honor, it’s true that the deceased died of blood loss after I stabbed them, however, the idea that they would’ve survived had I not stabbed them is a counterfactual and therefore cannot be proven at all.”
minus-squareKⒶMⒶLⒶ WⒶLZ 2Ⓐ24@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·4 months agothis is a strawman
minus-squareOBJECTION!@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoNo, it’s literally what you said. Is what I described not a counterfactual?
this can not be proven. counterfactuals cannot be proven at all.
“Your honor, it’s true that the deceased died of blood loss after I stabbed them, however, the idea that they would’ve survived had I not stabbed them is a counterfactual and therefore cannot be proven at all.”
this is a strawman
No, it’s literally what you said. Is what I described not a counterfactual?