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minus-squareOBJECTION!@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoYeah no shit, but the number would be even higher if fewer people were vegan.
minus-squareKⒶMⒶLⒶ WⒶLZ 2Ⓐ24@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·2 years agothis can not be proven. counterfactuals cannot be proven at all.
minus-squareOBJECTION!@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years 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-down4·2 years agothis is a strawman
minus-squareOBJECTION!@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoNo, it’s literally what you said. Is what I described not a counterfactual?
Yeah no shit, but the number would be even higher if fewer people were vegan.
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?