Author: Jay Rinde
Date: 21:07:33 06/27/00
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Well, yes, it is impossible to prove that something did not happen. But there is a solution. Since you can prove a positive, perhaps IBM can prove they did cheat, then the critics can show that the IBM proof is faulty! JAY On June 27, 2000 at 21:45:56, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On June 27, 2000 at 20:02:43, Hans Gerber wrote: > >>Here is the exact text of what Kasparov said: >> >>"Let's just say this: IBM categorically refuses to submit any proof that >>this [cheating] did not occur. >>No one can really prove this, but the information we have at hand..." >> >> >>Hans Gerber > > >What does he want? A sworn statement from God? The printouts look perfectly >normal. IBM can't prove they didn't cheat. Again, that is _impossible_ to >do.
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