ChristianKl comments on [Link] You Should Downvote Contrarian Anecdotes - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ChristianKl 18 June 2012 08:32:57PM 4 points [-]

Ioannidis showed very clearly, that as a general rule research findings aren't as conclusive as they claim to be. Research continuely shows that people suffer from overconfidence.

If contrarian anecdotes move you into being a bit more skeptical that's a good thing.