The wiki should be a good starting point for answering this question. What is Evidence? may also be helpful.
Short version: rumor, hearsay, and speculation are evidence, albeit of a very weak variety.
Well that clarifies things quite a bit. I find this definition of evidence surprising, especially in this community, but very interesting. I’ll have to sleep on it. Thank you for the references.
The wiki should be a good starting point for answering this question. What is Evidence? may also be helpful.
Short version: rumor, hearsay, and speculation are evidence, albeit of a very weak variety.
Well that clarifies things quite a bit. I find this definition of evidence surprising, especially in this community, but very interesting. I’ll have to sleep on it. Thank you for the references.