j4k3@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoHow do you explain the principal of "you cannot prove a negative" to someone that is very weak at abstractions like this?message-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down13
arrow-up122arrow-down1message-squareHow do you explain the principal of "you cannot prove a negative" to someone that is very weak at abstractions like this?j4k3@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squarechaosCruiser@futurology.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoAre you talking to a conspiracy nut? If so, you can forget about reasoning with them. They don’t play this game by the same rules as you do. No amount of logic, facts or evidence will ever help. They have emotional issues, so you need to use an emotional solution.
minus-squareNicoleFromToronto@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThis is correct. Call them fat. When they argue this accuse them of beating their wife. Now you understand how fox news works.
Are you talking to a conspiracy nut? If so, you can forget about reasoning with them. They don’t play this game by the same rules as you do.
No amount of logic, facts or evidence will ever help. They have emotional issues, so you need to use an emotional solution.
This is correct. Call them fat. When they argue this accuse them of beating their wife. Now you understand how fox news works.