My Logic

 There are different types of logic. Donald Peter Friday, an expert birder, one of the top birders in the U.S. writes: If you think you saw a Goshawk, you probably did not see a Goshawk. I say: If you think you saw a Goshawk, you probably did see a goshawk, but didn’t realize it! This is the  main thought of this entire website! In other words, if you didn’t see something, then you can’t speak about what you did not see! NB.

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