pjthompson: quotes (quotei)
pjthompson ([personal profile] pjthompson) wrote2019-08-16 01:35 pm

White

Random quote of the day:

“In order to disprove the assertion that all crows are black, one white crow is sufficient.”

—William James, quoted in William James on Psychical Research by Gardner Murphy and
Robert O. Ballou



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[personal profile] notasupervillain 2019-08-19 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
And you can't prove that all crows are black. Not unless you can prove you've seen every crow that ever was or will be.