[ericlippert]

It's not clear to me why you think that this anecdote had any particular intention. My intention was not to promote any position at all, but rather to tell an amusing personal story that I was reminiscing about because of an email I got from a young friend.

Anecdotes are by definition anecdotal; I am not promoting an anti-science position by relating a personal anecdote and I resent the statement that I am doing so.

If you'd like to write a blog article that promotes scientific thinking, I strongly encourage you to do so.