Hempel's Raven Paradox

Hempel's Raven Paradox illustrates a problem in how we think about evidence and confirmation. It starts with the hypothesis "All ravens are black." To confirm this, we might think that seeing more black ravens supports the hypothesis. However, the paradox arises because seeing a green apple also supports this statement, since it fits the broader idea that non-black items don’t disprove it. This challenges our intuition about evidence and suggests that confirming a general rule can involve seemingly unrelated observations, complicating how we determine what counts as evidence in science and logic.