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Comment author: Oscar_Cunningham 08 August 2010 11:35:16AM 3 points [-]

I also just noticed a Sherlock quote with exactly this meaning:

When a fact appears to be opposed to a long train of deductions, it invariably proves to be capable of bearing some other interpretation.

Sherlock's a more rounded rationalist than he's given credit for.