In layman terms: If a person claims something is a fact, it is their buobligation to prove it. It's not the obligation of others to disprove it. This is often brought up in arguments between religious people and atheist.
Religious person: "I know for a fact that there is a God!"
Me: "Can you prove it?"
Religious person: " Well, you can't disprove it!"
Me: "That's not how it works. I'm not obligated to disprove god. You're obligated to prove the existence of God. You're the one who made the claim. If I told you that bigfoot is real, I would have to prove it to you. You wouldn't have to disprove it to me."
Atheist: "I know for a fact that there is no god!"
Me: "Can you prove it?"
Atheist "I don't have to prove a neg..."
Me "Wrong! If you claim that it is a fact that there is no god, you make it a positive. You DO now have burden of proof."
Me: "Can you prove it?"
Religious person: " Well, you can't disprove it!"
Me: "That's not how it works. I'm not obligated to disprove god. You're obligated to prove the existence of God. You're the one who made the claim. If I told you that bigfoot is real, I would have to prove it to you. You wouldn't have to disprove it to me."
Atheist: "I know for a fact that there is no god!"
Me: "Can you prove it?"
Atheist "I don't have to prove a neg..."
Me "Wrong! If you claim that it is a fact that there is no god, you make it a positive. You DO now have burden of proof."
by TN agnostic December 27, 2022
The members of our population with totally "non-human" or "wild animal" mindsets (think, Rockefeller-type multi-billionaires, big-biz leaders, government bureaucrats, drug lords, etc.) who "live high on the hog" themselves, but who subject the rest of us to great stress and unfair toil merely to support their unhealthy greed for wealth and power.
They say that the top 1% of the human population controls half of the world's wealth --- seems like these "rich bugs" view all of us as mere beasts of burden to labor and provide for their own selfish luxury and arrogant feelings of control.
by QuacksO December 3, 2019
A christian hardcore/ screamo band from Florida. Have awesome music, sound crap live. And look like complete fags. But they still have good music.
Person 1: Did you see Burden of a Day yesterday?
Person 2: Unfortunately, they look like fags and sound like crap.
Person 1: I know, right? At least their studio albums are awesome...
Person: Seriously. Especially Blessed be our Ever After...
Person 2: Unfortunately, they look like fags and sound like crap.
Person 1: I know, right? At least their studio albums are awesome...
Person: Seriously. Especially Blessed be our Ever After...
by TakoSauce21 January 25, 2009
I went to school with someone who used to call female teachers this behind their backs.
Could have multiple meanings:
1. A serving woman who carries loads.
2. A hooker for the husky gentleman.
3. A slave-driver.
Could have multiple meanings:
1. A serving woman who carries loads.
2. A hooker for the husky gentleman.
3. A slave-driver.
1. Hurry up and bring in my case of beer, you wench of burden!
2. Fat Harry always had to be on the bottom, until he found himself a wench of burden.
3. No I'm not going to do my homework, you wench of burden!
2. Fat Harry always had to be on the bottom, until he found himself a wench of burden.
3. No I'm not going to do my homework, you wench of burden!
by Pseudo-dim April 18, 2010
by Cermit911 May 30, 2015
This is a beast of burden to me.
by Eyecyuh November 28, 2017
1. Title of popular Rolling Stones track
2. Overweight and gruesome female that has not been blessed in the physical appearance department
2. Overweight and gruesome female that has not been blessed in the physical appearance department
1. "I'll never be your beast of burden..."
2. "Agghh, that is rank, she is well nasty, she is a beast of burden. I wouldn't touch her with your d*ck"
2. "Agghh, that is rank, she is well nasty, she is a beast of burden. I wouldn't touch her with your d*ck"
by MIB October 18, 2004