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▲ ttoinou 4 days ago

  I don't think that applies if one of the sides is using rational arguments and statistics
In most debates I follow, each sides have their own statistics to back their reality. And from a purely rational and scientific point of views, statistics do not prove anything when they mean something, they are always manipulated and most qualities of our existence cannot be measured / put into quantities anyway. Stats are not a tool to prove you're right at all.
▲ndsipa_pomu 4 days ago | parent [-]

> Stats are not a tool to prove you're right at all

I agree - stats are a tool to try to figure out non-obvious links and trends to figure out what is actually happening. They can certainly be distorted (see mainstream media), but we shouldn't allow bad actors to prevent us making use of probably the best way to investigate population level effects.