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> ... the "natural state" is one where word-of-mouth and first-hand accounts are the most authoritative evidence we can have (other than physical evidence like
by dctoedt 9y ago
> ... the "natural state" is one where word-of-mouth and first-hand accounts are the most authoritative evidence we can have (other than physical evidence like DNA left behind)
First-hand accounts aren't always reliable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyewitness_testimony https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyewitness_testimony
- andrewmcwatters 9y agoI think they're proposing more that these accounts are authentic, not necessarily reliable. It's common sense that eyewitness testimony isn't 100% reliable.
- heartbreak 9y agoNeither is DNA for that matter. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/06/a-reasonable-doubt/480747/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/06/a-reaso...
- goldenkey 9y agoDNA is pretty ironclad. What that article shows is that people in authoritative positions are fallible.