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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina  "Extraordinary evidence" vs. "extraordinary proof"
For the purpose of this blog post, proof and evidence are interchangeable |
It's all semantics and intellectualism. Proof and evidence? I think Sagan meant evidence to mean experience and observation; the precursors of proof. You do him a dis-justice by your post. You said
"At its core, proof-seeking is rooted in fear, self-doubt, and low self-esteem." That does not accurately describe Carl Sagan whom you base this post on.
We all have our own ways to describe our observations of reality, and we all have our ways of relating the nitty-gritty of that to others. Depending on who we are speaking to, we cloak our words accordingly. The bulk of what Sagan had to say was to infer that which cannot yet be proved, but which can be deduced by evidence and by imagination.
IMHO,
John