Before you can explain a phenomenon, you must first prove that it exists.

This argument is used in the debate Does God exist?.

This argument is an objection to Certain future explanations of science are taking shape that run counter to materialism..

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Otherwise, we're committing Panglossian reasoning, which consists in first taking what we're supposed to prove as an indisputable truth before fabricating an explanation for it.

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