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Old 29-June-2009, 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Ara Pacis View Post
Why ask them to attempt the impossibility of priving a negative
To teach it can't be done! Would you rather have someone repeat a mantra at them "you can't prove a negative.. you can't prove a negative.." hoping they'll remember? Or come at them with boring logic lessons to explain it? Or have them try, and find out for themselves what the problem with the proposition is? And then explaining why?
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