And if it was successful, would you have concluded that the plan worked and changed your political stance? Most people would not. Most of us come to our conclu

And if it was successful, would you have concluded that the plan worked and changed your political stance? Most people would not. Most of us come to our conclusions and make the evidence fit (and not the reverse). If you run an experiment with possible outcomes 'A' and 'B', but both outcomes reinforce one's philosophy/model, then they aren't really testing one's model. I am not trying to advocate one way or the other, just commenting on how little reality actually changes people's perceptions.