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Mystrikast — Absence of Evidence is Provisionally Evidence of Absence
In this episode, we tackle a deceptively simple idea with big consequences: when a claim is the kind that should leave a trail, and the trail never shows up despite serious, sustained searching, that missing trail starts to count. Not as final certainty, but as honest, provisional weight against the claim. We walk through how Mystrikism applies this to miracle claims and gods, why “prove a negative” is a trap, and how the Rovrrtelf standard — Reliable, Objective, Verified, Reproducible, Relevant, Trustworthy, Empirical, Logical, Falsifiable — keeps us intellectually clean while leaving room for future discoveries. This is a naturalistic take that still leaves space for awe and a grounded sense of “spiritual” wonder at reality itself.
You’ll hear:
- The difference between a mere lack of data and a telling silence, with clear everyday analogies (the “tiger in the next room” test).
- How to avoid the black-swan/argument-from-ignorance pitfall by asking where evidence should appear if the claim were true.
- Historical case studies where no-show evidence changed minds (from phlogiston to Nessie), and what that pattern teaches us about miracle claims and prayer studies.
- Why Mystriks hold a provisional non-theism: not dogma, just method — open to being wrong, committed to updating when real evidence arrives.
- A practical way to carry this into daily life without becoming cynical: stay curious, stay kind, keep Rovrrtelf as your compass, and let reality lead.
If you’ve wrestled with “How much should the silence count?” — or you want a saner way to argue online without spiralling — this one’s for you.
https://www.mystrikism.org
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1782830925522213/
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By Duncan McDonaldIn this episode, we tackle a deceptively simple idea with big consequences: when a claim is the kind that should leave a trail, and the trail never shows up despite serious, sustained searching, that missing trail starts to count. Not as final certainty, but as honest, provisional weight against the claim. We walk through how Mystrikism applies this to miracle claims and gods, why “prove a negative” is a trap, and how the Rovrrtelf standard — Reliable, Objective, Verified, Reproducible, Relevant, Trustworthy, Empirical, Logical, Falsifiable — keeps us intellectually clean while leaving room for future discoveries. This is a naturalistic take that still leaves space for awe and a grounded sense of “spiritual” wonder at reality itself.
You’ll hear:
- The difference between a mere lack of data and a telling silence, with clear everyday analogies (the “tiger in the next room” test).
- How to avoid the black-swan/argument-from-ignorance pitfall by asking where evidence should appear if the claim were true.
- Historical case studies where no-show evidence changed minds (from phlogiston to Nessie), and what that pattern teaches us about miracle claims and prayer studies.
- Why Mystriks hold a provisional non-theism: not dogma, just method — open to being wrong, committed to updating when real evidence arrives.
- A practical way to carry this into daily life without becoming cynical: stay curious, stay kind, keep Rovrrtelf as your compass, and let reality lead.
If you’ve wrestled with “How much should the silence count?” — or you want a saner way to argue online without spiralling — this one’s for you.
https://www.mystrikism.org
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1782830925522213/