Reply #178: I don't understand this claim... [View All]

[SlackJawedYokel]

You cannot prove things such as there are no smurfs.
Blasphemy aside, sure we can.
We *know* Smurfs are fictional characters created by some particular individual(s).
We can track this down quite easily.
How is this not "proof"?
Ok, it is *evidence* to be precise, but why can't this translate to a mathematical/logical "proof".

Seriously, I'm trying to figure out why this won't work.
Could some Philosophy authority please explain this for me?

Because, IMO, this is the exact same kind of evidence that humanity creates its gods... we just can't be as specific about *who* created them.

Cletus