Comment · Thu, November 13, 2014 · Ceretropic
How does /r/nootrpics feel about anecdotal reports?
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smellybaconreader · 9 points
Inspired by this thread over in /r/psychology, I'm curious how this community views anecdotal evidence. Sift through any thread in this subreddit and you'll find dozens of anecdotal nootropic reports. To me, that's frustrating.
I can't help but to agree with the posters over in that thread who are decidely against anecdotal evidence. Anecdotal evidence is the lowest form of scientific evidence; it's notoriously unreliable, and borderline useless. Pretty much the only value I see is to generate hypotheses which can be scientifically tested.
What do you guys think?
See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anecdotal_evidence
Also, please excuse my painful typo in the title.
What they were answering
ksmiz · 2 points
I honestly would like to be more involved in this sub but the amount of cringe worthy anecdotal experiences and "evidence" has repetitively turned me away from many discussions. It is really nice when someone offers a viewpoint I haven't considered and shows understanding of their conclusions though. Unfortunately there is too many anecdotes but that's a huge part of newer untested things that may need to be considered.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
If you do not become more involved, how will it ever change? Be the change you want to see in the sub.