Arkouda@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoHow much data do you require before you accept something as "fact"?message-squaremessage-square137fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down12
arrow-up186arrow-down1message-squareHow much data do you require before you accept something as "fact"?Arkouda@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square137fedilink
minus-squareThoven@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoDepends on the source and the weight of the claim. My fattest friend tells me the new Italian place slaps? Fact. The smartest person I know tells me there’s a newly discovered planet? Worth looking into if it comes from them, but I’m skeptical.
Depends on the source and the weight of the claim. My fattest friend tells me the new Italian place slaps? Fact. The smartest person I know tells me there’s a newly discovered planet? Worth looking into if it comes from them, but I’m skeptical.