My take would be if there is no proof of p, there's no reason to think p exists. Depending on what p is imagined to be, however, we may make inferences regarding the likelihood of p's existence. That we have no proof there is a planet-sized turtle orbiting the sun doesn't mean there could be one. — Ciceronianus
However, sometimes it makes more sense to assume truth rather than falsity (Pascal's Wager). Like one poster remarked, it depends on the risk involved. — Agent Smith
Ok. Unknown? — Tom Storm
I have a feeling that I'm getting mixed up between knowledge (JTB) and logic/truth. I'm still in a fog. — Agent Smith
I have a feeling that I'm getting mixed up between knowledge (JTB) and logic/truth. — Agent Smith
unknown isn't/can't be (?) be a truth value. — Agent Smith
To say p does not exist, we need proof that p does not exist. — Agent Smith
Is there is no proof equivalent to impossible to prove p? — Agent Smith
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