I think the value of anecdotes often doesn’t lie so much in changing probabilities of belief but in illustrating what a belief actually is about.
That, and existence/​possibility proofs, and, in the very early phases of investigation, providing a direction for inquiry.
I think the value of anecdotes often doesn’t lie so much in changing probabilities of belief but in illustrating what a belief actually is about.
That, and existence/​possibility proofs, and, in the very early phases of investigation, providing a direction for inquiry.