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This thing of people always asking for hard numbers, sources, proofs for everything one says and if you can't provide them your words are worth zero is getting

by micampe 15y ago

This thing of people always asking for hard numbers, sources, proofs for everything one says and if you can't provide them your words are worth zero is getting a bit tiresome. Sometimes you can also express personal opinions, you know, gut feelings, and you can discuss about those even if you don't have numbers to show. Those discussion are also usually slightly more entertaining than numbers.

stcredzero 15y ago
This thing of people always asking for hard numbers, sources, proofs for everything one says and if you can't provide them your words are worth zero is getting a bit tiresome. Well, I said the first part of the above, but not the second. This thing where people put words into your mouth is getting a bit tiresome. The data is interesting in its own right! Many scientists would urge you to be skeptical of your memories. The human mind is subject to many unconscious biases: http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/life-strategies/10-ways-better-thinker-00000000011582/page2.html http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/life-strategies/10-ways-... http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Bias http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Bias