Reply To: Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence

If I first demonstrate that it is the regular practice of airlines to record the names of every individual flying on a given flight, I can then prove I did not take the flight because there is no record with the airline of me on the flight. In other words, the absence of evidence of me being on the flight becomes evidence of my absence from the flight.

One could argue that’s evidence of absence from the outset, not absence of evidence.