Burden of Proof

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."

by TN agnostic December 26, 2021

A Quote Unquote Proof of Concept

A one off proof of concept to test a theory or gather data that organically evolves into a nightmare of poor structure, unmaintainable code, and general technical debt. The evolution into this nightmare form is typically driven by business will to 'Get it into prod' , ever changing customer requirements, and assumption that we're completely invalid from the start of the project.

Manager: Hey the VP of Sales wants that PoC to go into production. How

Dev: It's not even close to being a viable production ready system.
Manager: Yeah you know how A Quote Unquote Proof of Concept goes. So how long before you can put it out there for people to use?

by hel112570 August 30, 2023

Bullet-proof

Going downstairs in the middle of the night to get a drink only to find your father and his buddies circle-jerking to the movie "Willow"...and it doesn't phase you.

Yo, I heard about your dad beating off to a picture of Gary Coleman at work and getting caught by his boss. If that shit don't fuck you off, you must be bullet-proof, man.

by w.yokum March 20, 2005

proof that there is no god

See: 16 year old girls

Pop culture trends are enough proof that there is no God.

by Optikal Fade September 7, 2008

Larry Proof

The act of preventing Homosexual or other lewd public activity. Derived from disgraced Idaho Senator Larry Craig

We had to LARRY PROOF the nature trails in the park due to all the man on man sex going on in the bushes.

Damn, they Larry Proofed the toilet stalls at the Beverly center

by Easy Eddie October 21, 2007

Jehovah Witness Proof

To fortify your home with a large fence and locked gate to prevent Jehovah's Witnesses from showing up at your front door unanounced to promote their beliefs and pester people at any given time.

It sure has been peaceful lately since we "Jehovah Witness Proofed" our yard, now nobody can get to our front door and we can sleep in without getting disturbed anymore!

by Warnhubb May 18, 2008

Proofproof

(Adj.) a person that is immune from proof and will not consider evidence, change his or her perspective, or reconsider an idea. The same way that a waterproof boat is protected from water, a proofproof person is protected from proof.

(Adj.) a theory that is constructed in such a way as to be impossible to disprove, ie it is non-falsifiable.

“Wow, Sean Hannity just admitted that he will not believe that Russia colluded with the Trump campaign no matter how much proof there is. He is proofproof.”

“Immanuel Kant’s deontological theory of rights is based on the supposed inherency of worth or value to certain ideas. So no matter how much evidence or logic you muster, it won’t change. It’s a proofproof theory.”

by Jon Snow Lives June 15, 2018