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To: Fuzz

You mean, despite the truth of my statement that anecdotal evidence works, we still shouldn’t believe in anecdotal evidence? My, this is a mixed-up thread today!


102 posted on 01/05/2014 7:47:42 AM PST by miss marmelstein (Richard Lives Yet!)
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To: miss marmelstein

“You mean, despite the truth of my statement that anecdotal evidence works, we still shouldn’t believe in anecdotal evidence?”

You can ‘believe’ anything you want, but it still is true that anecdotal evidence is not evidence, even if you can claim examples where it appears to offer proof. It borders on superstition.


104 posted on 01/05/2014 8:11:10 AM PST by Fuzz
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