Posted: Nov 27, 2019 8:03 pm
Anecdotal claim:
Yesterday, I went to the local Sainsbury's supermarket and bought some fish, bread, and cucumbers to make dinner. On the way home, I met an old friend from school I hadn't seen for years who'd won the lottery and was traveling the world. Just after saying goodbye to him, I saw a dog running along the street suddenly take off and fly over a building, disappearing into the clouds high above.
So there's my anecdote.
How do you, Orzil, respond to my anecdote?
Do you find it all believable?
Should you lend belief to all of my anecdote simply because I say it's my personal experience?
Are you not more skeptical about some elements of it than others?
Are you now obliged to believe that my anecdote is 100% reported fact and consequently incorporate all of that into your assumptions about the way the universe works?
Break it down and explain whether you accept each part of my story or not, and why you do or don't accept each part.
Yesterday, I went to the local Sainsbury's supermarket and bought some fish, bread, and cucumbers to make dinner. On the way home, I met an old friend from school I hadn't seen for years who'd won the lottery and was traveling the world. Just after saying goodbye to him, I saw a dog running along the street suddenly take off and fly over a building, disappearing into the clouds high above.
So there's my anecdote.
How do you, Orzil, respond to my anecdote?
Do you find it all believable?
Should you lend belief to all of my anecdote simply because I say it's my personal experience?
Are you not more skeptical about some elements of it than others?
Are you now obliged to believe that my anecdote is 100% reported fact and consequently incorporate all of that into your assumptions about the way the universe works?
Break it down and explain whether you accept each part of my story or not, and why you do or don't accept each part.