Prove it.

Yeah, that's my latest mantra - prove it.

That initially sounds paradoxical, no? Coming from someone known to say frequently, "If you can't disprove it, it exists," it probably does. But wait - there's more.

Simple grammatical analysis shows that I negate the verb "disprove," which has the prefix "dis-" meaning "to negate" or "the opposite." Thus, by not negating something, or by not showing the opposite - you are proving.

But of course, that in itself is a terrible Assumption. Terrible. Just because I disprove the sky is red does not mean I have proved it's blue. For all you or I know, through observation, the sky could be black or green. Sometimes it's purple.

Ah, in politics its so easy, isn't it? Prove that Barack Obama won't destroy the working class and employers through excess taxation. Sarah Palin, prove that Alaska actually accounts for 20% of the energy used in the US.

Neither of those statements are factually true. Barack Obama will destroy the working class and employers through excess taxation and Sarah Palin was way the hell off with her statistic (which McCain quoted). And we can prove it, can't we? Just look at the taxation figures kept by the Treasury, or better yet, individuals themselves; look at the records kept by oil companies who drill in and export from Alaska.

Yes, it's all easy. So, can we therefore prove such a statement as "In this reality, elephants can phase though walls" ?

Get beyond the fact that it's illogical to think otherwise. I am not talking about the reality where elephants can walk straight through walls, I am talking about this one. This reality in which we are manifest.

Facts:

• Elephants can walk through your average drywall with no apparent problems.
• Elephants cause quite a mess when they walk through your average drywall.
• Elephants are likely able to knock over a wall made of brick or cinderblock, and can probably barge through solid concrete as well.

But remember, those are facts of only this reality.

"Prove it."

Uhh. Sorry, that's gonna take awhile! It's gonna take until the time when we develop a means of inter-reality transit! How can I prove that these facts apply to only this reality when this me is completely incapable of observing another reality? This reality possesses traits of infinite others.

> There must be at least a single reality in which elephants can phase through solid objects without causing any damage whatsoever.
> There are infinite realities.
>> Thus there is a reality where this is possible.

> There is a reality where this is possible.
> Casual observations seem to prove it is not this reality.

WAIT!! *screech* *thud* Hold on, I think I just hit an elephant!

to be continued.