[verisimi]

But.... you can get statistics on anything you like, if you are prepared to fund (or defund) them. If you pay to see the relation between crime and how many cats there are in a neighbourhood, you can get that! Ie statistics themselves are part of the game.

[awesome_dude]

So, we believe nothing?

Or, we demand evidence that what you assert about this set of statistics is accurate

[verisimi]

Given that you can just throw money at the solution you want to engineer, and create the illusion of science, perhaps believing nothing is a better position to be in. At least you're not buying into what is essentially just another avenue of corporate or governance marketing.

And sorry for bringing information to your attention. Just wait till you hear about how corporates fund law.

[awesome_dude]

How do we know that your cynicism isn't funded by corporates in an attempt to undermine the real science?

[verisimi]

You don't. How do you know your trust in corporates isn't an understandably conditioned response, given 13+ years of education?

[awesome_dude]

That's weird - where can you point to me having any such trust?

[verisimi]

I'm presuming that is the case, because you are questioning my straightforward and obvious suggestion that funding by corporations can provide whatever statistics you like. Feel free to explain your actual position if you want.