My critical thinking professor told an anecdote:
“This is a pen; how do we know? Because it does everything that a pen does. And that’s good enough for now, but when the pen gets up and starts talking, it’s time to reevaluate whether it’s still a pen.”
I think that applies here too. We are the sum of our experiences and education is a part of that experience, eventually we have enough knowledge in a particular subject and a concept for gaining new knowledge. So, to a certain extent it never happens, we should always be asking questions.
When I haven’t eaten a handful of mushrooms.
What if you’ve only eaten half a handful?
This is actually trickier. At least when you’re tripping balls you know it. In between, get a second opinion.
A dubious assertion.
It’s becoming more common now that news videos contain edited video. We shouldn’t have to worry about it but we do.
Your so called “video” is clearly just a bunch of dots on a screen.
Right, but sometimes the dots are recordings of real people and sometimes it’s a screen recording from Arma III
What I know is that there isn’t a microscopic teapot between earth and the sun.
Sure thing. That’s because the teapot should be in the cuiper belt, right?
Exactly.
I would say when you are aware that what you see may be subject to illusion or deception.
The test for that is generally “does what I see contradict what I know?”. In which case the argument is already over.
About fifteen years ago.
Empirical VS anecdotal evidence.
Yes lovely terms. But when (in the case of contradiction) does anecdotal take precedence (or authoritarian, well documented etc anecdotal even)?
Oh…to be honest I think I read the prompt backwards. As a rule of thumb, anecdotes should always be taken with a grain of salt when presented with contradictory empirical evidence.
when you feel like it, i suppose
When you live to experience “majority rule”. Would recommend to avoid.
I’m inclined to agree.
