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Originally Posted by Irenicus
DonQuigleone certainly could acknowledge that his "no, goddammit, there's no giant cheese floating around the Atlantic" is not logically perfect, because he doesn't have access to real time satellite data on the entire ocean surface. But even so, it's also very practical to tell giant Atlantic cheese believers to eff off. He doesn't have to acknowledge anything because the burden of proof lies in the giant cheese eaters side.
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You are right. Being an agnostic doesn't mean you have to acknowledge anything. And by simply saying "I don't know" then in a way we're exempt from the burden of proof, and it's kind of the point I've said all along. You could say it's a "cop out" option, because as you said, practicality becomes an issue(or should I say implausibility) when you need to prove things like these. Saying "I don't know" is practical isn't it? No need to attack the other party there.