| > So, words from a person you trust (like a close friend or relative), are "social gossip" to you? Yes. Is that a serious question? I also don't have any reason trust you or whichever random people you're citing as authoritative sources on large-scale socioeconomic phenomena. > "I saw that road A on the way to your work is being repaired" This is a straightforward factual claim that's not subject to misinterpretation or invalid inference. My criteria for evidence is therefore much lower. Instead of getting mad that I called you out on making economic/sociological claims without any sort of non-anecdotal evidence, you could actually try to provide evidence. Maybe you tried that and gave up. But whatever, it's up to you. > People believed the earth was flat and/or that the sun revolved around the earth Probably because people they trusted told them as much. You should consider this when you accept "trusted" hearsay as evidence. > I was trying to clarify a misconception you had Thank you, but this typically involves introducing new information. I'm aware of the opinion of the average underqualified member of the Indian public. More anecdotes along the same lines doesn't clarify much. |