[Cupertino95014]

It isn't just statistics and bad luck for PM inventors. There are physical reasons arguing strongly that it's impossible.

[card_zero]

That's what I said. How are you reading the opposite?

[Cupertino95014]

You're right: you said "statistically we never had any luck trying, or by an exhaustive search of all possible perpetual motion machines." as an antithesis.

I took "reasoned to be false" as sort of a weak and refutable statement.

[guerrilla]

That is what the person you're responding to meant.