Burdens of proof are an idea that applies in a legal proceeding. If you're just talking to someone and you are mutually trying to find the truth, no one has the burden of proof. You should be working together, okay? It's very, very using legal proceedings as a paradigm for finding the truth is a very, very bad way of finding the truth. Let's put it that way. There's much better ways of doing it as an intellectual endeavor.
Welcome to the November 2022 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!
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