I like this, thanks for posting. I’ve noticed there’s a contrarian thrill in declaring, “Actually there’s no evidence for that” / “Actually that doesn’t count as evidence.”
Academics love it when some application of math/statistics allows them to say the opposite of what people expect. There’s this sense that anything that contradicts “common sense” must be the enlightened way of thinking, rising above the “common,” “ignorant” thinking of the masses (aka non-coastal America).
It’s hard to tell, since while common sense is sometimes wrong, it’s right more often than not. An idea being common sense shouldn’t count against it, even though like the article said it’s not conclusive.
I like this, thanks for posting. I’ve noticed there’s a contrarian thrill in declaring, “Actually there’s no evidence for that” / “Actually that doesn’t count as evidence.”
Academics love it when some application of math/statistics allows them to say the opposite of what people expect. There’s this sense that anything that contradicts “common sense” must be the enlightened way of thinking, rising above the “common,” “ignorant” thinking of the masses (aka non-coastal America).
It’s hard to tell, since while common sense is sometimes wrong, it’s right more often than not. An idea being common sense shouldn’t count against it, even though like the article said it’s not conclusive.