Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-1514283-20140829001753/@comment-24531362-20140830092655

I get what you are saying, which is why, in the system described in the super long post, the burden of proof is on both sides of the argument. As you said, absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. If neither side can back an argument up with facts sufficiently enough to build a prevailing consensus, than productive deadlock is accomplished, as a forum in order to constructively discuss the issue is created. And, with the Tonton can fly statement, the arguer must prove Tonton can fly with the same burden of proof as someone who states otherwise. This is a manga series, not Schroedinger's Cat. It is literally impossible not to observe the events in the manga and still discuss it; the box is uncloseable. Therefore, only one reality can ever be really true. It is up to us to decide, rationally, which one it is, using evidence.