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But the point is that the corroborations are all on the lesser or non-complaints of the article, not the most egregious ones. To make an extreme example, postin
by googlryas 6y ago
But the point is that the corroborations are all on the lesser or non-complaints of the article, not the most egregious ones. To make an extreme example, posting a series of actual facts that culminate in aliens have visited earth doesn't make the latter assertion any more true.
edit: Sorry, I'm the poster from above, I just posted from my phone which has a different account logged in that I originally intended to give hiring advice unlinked to my main account(opsec fail).
- slg 6y agoThe egregious complaints are corroborated by the other egregious complaints. Let's use another example in which evidence is hard to find: sexual assault. If one woman accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault, the burden of proof for her story is high. She would need some pretty strong evidence to get Cosby charged let alone convicted. She probably wouldn't even receive coverage in the mainstream media without some other form of evidence. However the entire situation would change if she was one of 60 women coming forward. Suddenly the burden of proof for that first woman is greatly diminished. Each individual's story is corroborated by someone else having a very similar story.
- tomp 6y ago> Each individual's story is corroborated by someone else having a very similar story. Our culture is full of anecdotes and stories that serve as a warning why this is a very bad idea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials
- slg 6y agoWell I guess some witnesses lied over three centuries ago so we can't trust any group of people anymore for the rest of history. It is a bummer how that worked out.
- oh_sigh 6y agoWell I guess Bill Cosby raped a bunch of people so we need to believe every claim for the rest of history. It is a bummer how that worked out.