*sigh*
Here’s the problem with coming into a conversation with a “I believe nothing unless it is proven to me” attitude.
1 - It’s simply not true. What you are saying is “I believe this artist is lying unless proven otherwise”. You are coming in with an opinion.
2 - This debate tactic is exactly how we get to “I don’t believe vaccines are safe unless we can explain this specific case”, or “I don’t believe this brown person is safe until I see proof otherwise”, or “Unless we see Obama’s birth certificate, why should I believe he’s American?”
3 - worst of all, and why it’s not permitted here, is that this debate tactic literally puts all the effort on your respondents. You are basically saying “I am unwilling to do the work required to answer my question. Instead, I am going to place an equally unfounded accusation - that the artist is lying - and make all of you do the legwork for me.”
It is a dick move. And one that is all-too-common as a way to trolley others.
