I think that Eliezer’s reaction is more along the lines of “changing your behaviour when your beliefs change because of new evidence is a good thing!” rather than “this is definitely strong evidence of the given conclusion!”
If you believe that updating on new evidence to be virtuous, it’s easy to fall into the trap of overdoing it without checking whether your new evidence is any good.
I think that Eliezer’s reaction is more along the lines of “changing your behaviour when your beliefs change because of new evidence is a good thing!” rather than “this is definitely strong evidence of the given conclusion!”
If you believe that updating on new evidence to be virtuous, it’s easy to fall into the trap of overdoing it without checking whether your new evidence is any good.