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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
The process of arriving at a conclusion is just as important as the conclusion. If you guess right due to random chance, there are also going to be other times you guess wrong. If you do a proper analysis of the data, you are far more likely to end up with the right answer because there is a system in place to acquire knowledge. That, in fact, is how we can evaluate the quality of the conclusion in itself. If we can't see the process that led to that conclusion, the very conclusion becomes suspect. This is true of logic, science, and statistical analysis, and these are the tools that have led us to clear and objective conclusions based on empirical evidence rather than subjective analysis that may be flawed due to personal bias.
In short, I trust Bingo's conclusion far more than yours because he did the work to understand the problem objectively. Just because you were too lazy to support your conclusion doesn't mean we should give it the same validity.
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You can micro analyze things to a fault. Take for example audio equipment, a given piece of gear can check every possible mark but still sound mediocre. There is a point where science is not enough the art of making something great is what separates average from the best.