Not only is it competent to the judge to admit counter-evidence, but to reject the presumption as insufficient, though no counter-evidence be adduced. |
Now imagine that one of these individuals knows all about the counter-evidence and is thus sceptical about the existence of clairvoyant powers. |
Even if linguists generally agree on the fact that a certain type of evidence does indeed constitute a hard-and-fast counter-example, another issue is how to deal with this counter-evidence. |
It's just too tempting to use cable TV's monologue format to propound comfortable dogma and ignore unsettling counter-evidence. |
Having been strongly pressed to do so, I gave counter-evidence, and I believe, in the opinion of the Commission, demolished the Doctor a second time. |