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 26, 2021
Get the Burden of Proofmug. when something or somebody is hot, amazing, untouchable; (namely by the recession). Even when things are bad (like the economy), this thing or person are still great.
by RecessionProofChick January 21, 2011
Get the Recession Proofmug. Proof-creeping occurs when one receives a friend request but before accepting, you view your profile to make sure there is nothing that would offend the potential friend before they creep your profile. Much like proofreading a document before submitting it to a professor or giving a presentation.
Matt: When I get friend requests on Facebook, I creep my page to see what they'll be creeping.
Andrew: Wouldn't that be proof-creeping?
Andrew: Wouldn't that be proof-creeping?
by Captain Cleedus August 22, 2011
Get the proof-creepingmug. A Proofclicker is a person that clicks on possible spam (or adds) to preserve others from falling for the bait.
Brankele acted as the ideal Proof-clicker the 'wait what happens with this tourist on a beach' add so Ferdinand could sleep again.
by Fair D August 1, 2015
Get the Proof-clickermug. A video made to show someone you are real. Typically on Facebook, Myspace, Myyearbook, Twitter, Formspring, Youtube, or other social networking sites. These videos are typically the person saying and writing all of their URLs to all the sites they are on, along with names they go by.
Many famous Scene Kids do this to prevent getting fakes.
Many famous Scene Kids do this to prevent getting fakes.
Hi, My name is {Insert Name Here}, This is my proof video, and my url is {Insert url here}, and I'm real.
by SceneKingsSming June 24, 2011
Get the Proof Videomug. Can describe any procedure or system, made simple enough that even a below average grunt, is incapable of fucking it up.
Nothing is marine proof. A determined lance corporal with enough time on his hands and limited supervision could find a way to break a ball bearing.
by Hanktholomew August 31, 2020
Get the marine proofmug. When a program is so simple that it baffles adults, yet children work out the functions immediately.
by Mortechant March 7, 2015
Get the adult proofmug.