| That Guy said:
The burden of proof always falls upon the positive statement. I can make the same argument on the existence of green men on mars and simply state "PROVE TO ME THAT GREEN MEN ON MARS DO NOT EXIST! LOL" No, the burden falls on me to provide positive evidence of green men; not to show the lack of negative evidence; if that makes sense or not.
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This idea really only exists in a courtroom: To make a statement about reality without proof is an assumption, yes? To say, "Aliens don't exist" is a statement about reality, and it's without proof. Therefore, that statement is an assumption, just as much as its positive version. Furthermore, a negative statement is no more likely to be true than its positive version, so there is no reason to automatically select it.
Okami
To lavish praise upon this title, the assumption of a common plateau between player and game must be made. I won't open my unworthy mouth.
