La ausencia de pruebas no es prueba de ausencia.
““La ausencia de pruebas no es prueba de ausencia.””
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence; lack of proof doesn't prove nonexistence.
In simple terms: No proof isn’t proof that something doesn’t exist.
Avoid assuming nonexistence from missing data.
Themes
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Type
When to use this quote
- research design
- medical diagnosis
- legal investigations
- policy making
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What evidence would change your belief?
- How do you handle unknowns?
Evidence may be hard to obtain, leading to false conclusions.