benelliott comments on Absence of Evidence Is Evidence of Absence - Less Wrong
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Proof is absolute, evidence is probabilistic.
No, absence of evidence is not evidence of absence if evidence is impossible, but it is evidence of absence if evidence is possible but absent.
(try saying that quickly 3 times :)