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What is the burden of proof? Has this principle ever been challenged?

I have been surprised to find that some people doubt this principle. Onus probandi incumbit ei qui dicit, non ei qui negat - the burden of proof lies with the speaker, not with the one who negates. I ...
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Proof for the absence of free will?

EDIT (17/08/2022): I have answered this question with an evolution of the argument. See accepted answer below. There are a number of arguments which aim to prove the impossibility of free will. The ...
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