Originally Posted by LindaLou
Oh I don't believe that at all. Anecdotal evidence can be very pertinent. It just isn't always reliable, and Russ has explained some good reasons why we need empirical evidence too when we are looking for the truth. The implication here was that, as you said, if you want to find something out you should just ask someone. Maybe you didn't mean this literally, in all cases?
How do you obtain your empirical evidence?

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