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by JoeAltmaier 1649 days ago
It's pretty much identical to wrong data. One data point is nothing. It's a comprehensive mistake to give it any weight.

At least for complex subjects like health, weather etc. "I saw a snowflake! Global warming has to be wrong!" is not any kind of conclusion.

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What's the alternative? "5% of crops died in a country halfway around the world, that's used to dead crops. You should buy a Tesla now." "Humans have been eating saturated fats for 2 million years but half rancid PUFA are healthier."

No, I can look at and trace the proofs in any mathematical publication. I can look at and trace any open source code. If something works, I should be able to test it. And it's your flaw to assume people will play along with the onus.