P Floding;131818 Wrote: 
> 
> I have noticed that the ABX-brigade often see negative results as proof
> of something, wheras it isn't in a scientific sense.
> 

I assure you (as a full-time scientist) that what you term a "negative"
result goes precisely as far towards proving something as does a
"positive" result.

The statement "you can't prove a negative" is a common fallacy; to
anyone with a passing knowledge of formal logic it's plainly not true. 
Since I doubt you will believe me and I don't want to argue about this
again, please read any of these:

http://www.google.com/search?q=you+can%27t+prove+a+negative


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