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Using basic logic, explain to me why it is impossible to prove a negative.
http://departments.bloomu.edu/philosophy/pages/content/hales/articlepdf/proveanegative.pdf
Since you can't, and it is actually possible to prove a negative, does that prove I don't understand logic?
I never said you can't prove a negative. I said you can't prove that something does not exist and that inability is not proof that the "something" DOES exist. It just means that the challenge to prove non-existence is logically meaningless. Have you ever heard of "Russell's teapot"?
Russell's Teapot - RationalWiki
Except that it is possible to prove things do not exist.
Then prove that leprechauns don't exist.