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Everything is anecdotal before it can become science.

• Xeoncross 4y ago
  all anecdotes are equal but some anecdotes are more equal /s
  • d23 4y ago
    I don't even know what point you're trying to make, but regardless, I think the point the poster you're responding to is making is that there are two places in the scientific method where anecdotes comes into the play: observation and hypothesis. These are the seeds for follow-up inquiry and the basis for the scientific method. Moreover, it's completely reasonable to be skeptical of the methodology of a study, especially when one of the subject groups is as specific as a religious group doing a fast as part of a religious observance.
    • Xeoncross 4y ago
      In that case, I would avoid commenting on something you don't understand. 'All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others' - George Orwell
      • d23 4y ago
        I got the reference just fine.