It’s not evidence, but it is a pointer to an argument from existing knowledge: “you know, X probably would actually result from Y”. (Well, to a bounded rationalist that is an example of evidence, but a kind that it’s not nearly as problematic to get from fiction.)
It’s not evidence, but it is a pointer to an argument from existing knowledge: “you know, X probably would actually result from Y”. (Well, to a bounded rationalist that is an example of evidence, but a kind that it’s not nearly as problematic to get from fiction.)