Plausible Doubt Symmetry

We've heard the statement, "Prove beyond a reasonable doubt." It's common in the U.S. Court System and a well orchestrated judicial dictum. It's part of the reasoning process during deliberations in court cases. There is an objective on part of the Defense to inject enough doubt into the mind set of the Jurors that going beyond reasonable doubt is difficult to prove. However, the judicial aspect is not the only place you'll find this. You'll also see this in the Court of Public Opinion. The Defense in this case is the Public Relations Department of most organizations. Their job is to basically to confuse, distract, misdirect, mislead, forge a truth, lie, etc... Also, they are not bound by a moral code to present truthful information. This makes it easier to create a very high level of doubt in the mind set of the Jurors, the Public. Unfortunately, there is something that works to balance the "Prove beyond a reasonable doubt." statement. It has a symmetrical counter part that is not present in the Judicial system, but is in the Court of Public Opinion. It's very powerful and can not be over looked.

Reasonable doubt has is opposite, "Disprove beyond a reasonable plausibility." It's a very unique and powerful statement when used correctly. The most important part of this is, Plausibility. It can open up the N-permutations that lead to the truth. For some this can be a problem and it could be mind boggling at times, but if carefully selected questions are asked, then the solution will present itself. The general rule to follow is a well known Sir Arthur Conan Doyle axiom of if you eliminate the possible, no matter how improbable it maybe, must be the truth. Disproving the plausible is not as easy as saying, "Well, that can't happen." or "We put safe guards in place, so that can't happen." These are statements, not proof. Proof requires reviewable, testable, confirmable, reliable, credible evidence that what you are asserting is truth. Until you disprove beyond a reasonable plausibility, the plausibility remains.