Heirarches of Evidence

[Fidel_Castronaut]

I guess this could be in the science section but thought it was interesting enough for general discussion.

Source: http://thespudd.com/i-just-know-replaces...e-pyramid/

[robvalue]

Haha! That's hilarious

[JesusHChrist]

Well to be fair, the left side has big, incomprehensible words such as "randomized", "control" and "systematic".

Lordy, but those is some big fancy words! And they sound like someone has tah do some work. Yuck! Work!

Much easier to click a link on Youtube.

[Exian]

There should be elementary school classes on the differences. Sometimes I think being taught the right way isn't enough. Being taught to spot the wrong way is just as critical. If I had to put a number on it without doing any sort of leg work, I'd say 60-70% of what I teach my daughter is what to look out for.

[Minimalist]

I guess this could be in the science section but thought it was interesting enough for general discussion.

It could be in the religion section, too.

[robvalue]

Just mention "double blind test" to one of those alternative medicine guys and watch them run for the hills.

[brewer]

I like the people who use "anecdotal evidence". Used to get this all the time when auditing medical fraud. There was even a cancer treatment "medical" site that used it for treatment protocol justification.

[Minimalist]

Yep.... lots of dead motherfuckers because of anecdotal evidence!