If someone claims that "because something never happened, it must be impossible," what is your first impression?

  • This argument reminds me of pessimism, which ignores possible changes in the future.
  • I think it is a very simplified view of the matter that does not take into account the variability of situations.
  • Most of the time it sounds like an incomplete analysis of the problem. Why couldn't it happen?
  • I have the impression that this argument does not take into account technological progress or other factors.
  • It reminds me of the types of arguments that people use to defend their assumptions that have never been verified.

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