[cscurmudgeon]

> There's no evidence that consciousness is anything other than a state arising from the physical processes in our bodies.

Just because you didn't don't know about X doesn't mean X doesn't exist. Simple logic that even children learn quickly.

[hnfong]

This is sadly a recurring feature of how modern scientists make excuses. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard this as an excuse from COVID fuckups

The infuriating part is how often the evidence is there, just not in the convenient peer reviewed format that scientists are addicted to these days

[mikhailfranco]

Previous post did not say the unknown X doesn't exist.

They said there is no evidence for X.

Absence of evidence is not (usually) evidence of absence.

Seems like you agree. No children involved.