[sobriquet9]

One counterexample may be sufficient to disprove a hypothesis. If you claim a certain quadratic equation has no roots and I give you one root, you can’t say “n=1”.

[Retric]

It is a strong datapoint, but he may be using meaningfully different weapons / ammo compared to seals.

Math avoids this kind of uncertainty.

[sobriquet9]

The guns are different, but primers are mostly the same.

[tux3]

Claims about populations in medicine are not very much like math theorems. There are too many exceptions for a single case study to settle the question.

[kragen]

i don't think that is true of lead poisoning