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[testing4l]

The capacity for people to believe their own (insufficiently rigorous, non-scientific) experience over properly done experiments may be the single biggest thing holding back mankind.

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[lishd]

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[beethatbumbles]

Pretty much.

By "experience" are you referring to one's own experiences?

[testing4l]

While I did say "own (insufficiently rigorous, non-scientific) experience", might I inquire as to what other source of experience you thought I might be talking about? There is always the opportunity for better wording. 8)

[beethatbumbles]

Whoops. I totally missed that. :P Sorry. Brain is stupid today.

I think that this just goes to show that people are, despite our highly-developed brains and all of our technology, still, at the root of it, animals.

[londo]

Do you believe this in response to your own experiences, or have you performed experiments?

[testing4l]

Ludwig Wittgenstein and the Vienna Circle.

[trendyprof]

Hear hear!

[knight3d]

Man, you've been on it the past few days. Need a hug?

Fwiw, I think most people don't care enough to go to the trouble of digging up the results of properly done experiments. The problem is when they claim to know *fact* without carrying out the experiments themselves.

[testing4l]

Need a hug?

I'm pretty sure that's not an offer. ; )

[knight3d]

No, I would totally give you a hug. I'm defining a "hug" as being pleasant for all parties, not a squeezing contest :)