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Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Proving vs. convincing

I just read the statement "I don't think anyone can prove it to me." Proof is objective, whereas convincing is subjective. It makes no sense to say "prove it to me". What you really mean is "convince me". Something can be proved even if you're not convinced it was proved.

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