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I know the answer is "no" in general due to Gödel's Theory of Incompleteness, but I mean this question in a more real-world sense (i.e. scientific sense). In other words, I am talking about empirical rather than mathematical truths. Can there be truths no evidence of which exists? I will give an example to clarify -- let's say dinosaurs existed, but they leftit happened to be the case that no fossils, or any other trace of them formed. If there was no way of proving that dinosaurs existed would, must it still be truethe case that they didwould have left some trace of their existence, no matter how obscure?

I know the answer is "no" in general due to Gödel's Theory of Incompleteness, but I mean this question in a more real-world sense (i.e. scientific sense). In other words, I am talking about empirical rather than mathematical truths. Can there be truths no evidence of which exists? I will give an example to clarify -- let's say dinosaurs existed, but they left no fossils, or any other trace. If there was no way of proving that dinosaurs existed would it still be true that they did?

I know the answer is "no" in general due to Gödel's Theory of Incompleteness, but I mean this question in a more real-world sense (i.e. scientific sense). In other words, I am talking about empirical rather than mathematical truths. Can there be truths no evidence of which exists? I will give an example to clarify -- let's say dinosaurs existed, but it happened to be the case that no fossils of them formed. If dinosaurs existed, must it be the case that they would have left some trace of their existence, no matter how obscure?

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Does every "truth"truth have to be provable based on evidence?

I know the answer is "no" in general due to Gödel's Theory of Incompleteness, but I mean this question in a more real-world sense (i.e. scientific sense). In other words, I just didn't have anywhere else to ask itam talking about empirical rather than mathematical truths. Can there be truths no evidence of which exists? I will give an example to clarify -- let's say fossils didn't exist, but dinosaurs still existed. In this 'system', Wouldbut they left no fossils, or any other trace. If there still exist awas no way of proving that dinosaurs existed would it still be true that they did?

Does every "truth" have evidence?

I know the answer is "no" in general due to Gödel's Theory of Incompleteness but I mean this question in a more real-world sense (i.e. scientific sense), I just didn't have anywhere else to ask it. I will give an example to clarify -- let's say fossils didn't exist, but dinosaurs still existed. In this 'system', Would there still exist a way of proving that dinosaurs existed?

Does every truth have to be provable based on evidence?

I know the answer is "no" in general due to Gödel's Theory of Incompleteness, but I mean this question in a more real-world sense (i.e. scientific sense). In other words, I am talking about empirical rather than mathematical truths. Can there be truths no evidence of which exists? I will give an example to clarify -- let's say dinosaurs existed, but they left no fossils, or any other trace. If there was no way of proving that dinosaurs existed would it still be true that they did?

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Does every "truth" have evidence?

I know the answer is "no" in general due to Gödel's Theory of Incompleteness but I mean this question in a more real-world sense (i.e. scientific sense), I just didn't have anywhere else to ask it. I will give an example to clarify -- let's say fossils didn't exist, but dinosaurs still existed. In this 'system', Would there still exist a way of proving that dinosaurs existed?