Burden of proof?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="proof">proof</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>: <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="theory">theory</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="method">method</span>, <span word="bound">bound</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="proof">proof</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="theory">theory</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="theory">theory</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="scientifically">scientifically</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="there">there</span> – <span word="assuming">assuming</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="theory">theory</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="method">method</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="via">via</span> <span word="vigorous">vigorous</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trials">trials</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="burden">burden</span>”.</p><p>“<span word="Burden">Burden</span>” <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="accomplishment">accomplishment</span>. <span word="Lifting">Lifting</span> 10 <span word="kilos">kilos</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jar">jar</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 5<span word="th">th</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="OK">OK</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="once">once</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="lifting">lifting</span> 20 <span word="kilos">kilos</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 5<span word="th">th</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="burden">burden</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="burdensome">burdensome</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="task">task</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="bound">bound</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="proof">proof</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Bound">Bound</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="bound">bound</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="escape">escape</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="shirk">shirk</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="proof">proof</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="point">point</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prosecution">prosecution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="accuse">accuse</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stealing">stealing</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="jargon">jargon</span>, <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span>.</p>
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