I agree that a claim of sound reasoning methodology is easy to fake, and the writer could easily be mistaken. So it’s very weak evidence. However, it’s not no evidence, because if the writer would have said “my belief in X is based on faith” that would probably decrease your trust in his conclusions compared to those of someone who didn’t make any claims about their methods.
I agree that a claim of sound reasoning methodology is easy to fake, and the writer could easily be mistaken. So it’s very weak evidence. However, it’s not no evidence, because if the writer would have said “my belief in X is based on faith” that would probably decrease your trust in his conclusions compared to those of someone who didn’t make any claims about their methods.