On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 at 12:16, Johannes Schauer Marin Rodrigues < [email protected]> wrote:
> Quoting Holger Levsen (2026-08-20 11:54:34) > > On Thu, Aug 20, 2026 at 11:30:57AM +0200, Aigars Mahinovs wrote: > > > It is a basic failure of logic. If you claim that "all dogs are black" > and > > > [...] > > > > It is a basic failure of logic. If you claim that "smoking kills" and I > show > > you a smoker who's alive... > > > > The bullshit talk about 'green AI' reminds me of exactly that. > > > > More doctors smoke Camel than any other cigarette. (1949 television > > commercial) > > Situation: you want to convince an audience of "A" somebody else wants to > convince the audience of "not A". You make five arguments for "A". The > other > person finds that one of your five arguments is not exactly correct. This > must > mean that "not A" is correct. It does not matter how many arguments you present arguing that "all swans are white". The existence of even a single black swan is sufficient evidence to disprove that. It's not about audience or popularity or number of arguments. It is a classical example of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falsifiability -- Best regards, Aigars Mahinovs
