Nick_Tarleton comments on Open Thread: January 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Nick_Tarleton 08 January 2010 11:51:42AM 2 points [-]

As for what constitutes legitimate evidence, even if anecdotes can correlate, anecdotes are not evidence!

Anecdotes are rational evidence, but not scientific evidence.

Comment author: Seth_Goldin 09 January 2010 04:11:05AM *  0 points [-]

For a debate involving complex religious, scientific, or political arguments, this won't suffice.