Absense of evidence isn’t evidence of absense

Question

Why is this the case? Wouldn’t a lack of evidence hint at, but not necessarily prove that this could be the case?

In: Biology

Answer 1

I think of this in a criminal context. The fact that the police can’t prove that you were at the crime scene at the time of the crime (i.e., due to the absence of evidence), doesn’t mean that you weren’t actually there.