I think the answer to this is "anything, depending on the quality of the evidence." What other answer is reasonable?
I think the important trick is not to let one's own biases interfere too much with one's ability to judge the quality of the evidence. On Mon, 2024-04-29 at 17:17 +0530, Udhay Shankar N via Silklist wrote: > Here's a question I've been pondering, and I thought silk might enjoy > pondering it too. > > > What is a deeply held belief of yours that you think you would change > if > presented with data that contradicts the belief? > > > This has special resonance in the times we're in, where a default > response to data one (where "one" refers to most people in public- > facing > positions) doesn't like is to attack the messenger. > > > Thoughts? > > > Udhay > > -- > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) >
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