Erik Jan wrote:
>This is in contravention of all normal dialogue and a most important
>juridical principle: Nobody needs to prove that what he says is true,
>the other side must prove it is a lie. All one says is presumed to be
>true unless proven otherwise.
Umm... WRONG.
Are you extending "no *defendant* needs to prove their *innocence*" to
"no *person* needs to prove their *statements*"? Because that would
be fallacious.
A statement not being provably false does NOT make it an accepted
fact.
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