In German, both “proof“ and “evidence“ translate to “Beweis“ which only has one single meaning – if something is “bewiesen“ then it is true and a fact. In English, I see the word “evidence“ used a lot for stuff that is obviously neither true nor fact. I’ve looked it up and don’t really see a difference between the meanings of “proof“ and “evidence“ – can anyone please ELI5?
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Evidence supports what you are trying to prove, but if the evidence can be explained by another sequence of events or factors, it’s not proof.
Proof requires evidence, but evidence is not proof.
I say it just rained, and I provide the evidence that the ground it wet, does that prove it rained? No, because someone could have taken a hose and sprayed the ground.
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