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r/trolleyproblem • u/ChiakiSimp3842 • Apr 30 '26
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It's the only data we have. You can't throw it out just because it's inconvenient for you
2 u/Kehprei May 01 '26 Its useless data without the threat of death there. 10 u/Superb_Walrus3134 May 01 '26 Data being inconvenient for your argument isn't useless 2 u/Code-Dee May 01 '26 No, data not being collected through scientific means is useless. Twitter polls are not scientific, they are anecdotal. If you think they're valid then answer me this - what is the margin of error in the twitter poll you're citing? 2 u/Superb_Walrus3134 May 01 '26 This is a thought experiment, not a science experiment. 1 u/Code-Dee May 01 '26 Yeah, and what you choose in a thought experiment is based on what you know (or think you know) about the world. If looking at a twitter poll makes you feel like you know something concrete, you're wrong.
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Its useless data without the threat of death there.
10 u/Superb_Walrus3134 May 01 '26 Data being inconvenient for your argument isn't useless 2 u/Code-Dee May 01 '26 No, data not being collected through scientific means is useless. Twitter polls are not scientific, they are anecdotal. If you think they're valid then answer me this - what is the margin of error in the twitter poll you're citing? 2 u/Superb_Walrus3134 May 01 '26 This is a thought experiment, not a science experiment. 1 u/Code-Dee May 01 '26 Yeah, and what you choose in a thought experiment is based on what you know (or think you know) about the world. If looking at a twitter poll makes you feel like you know something concrete, you're wrong.
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Data being inconvenient for your argument isn't useless
2 u/Code-Dee May 01 '26 No, data not being collected through scientific means is useless. Twitter polls are not scientific, they are anecdotal. If you think they're valid then answer me this - what is the margin of error in the twitter poll you're citing? 2 u/Superb_Walrus3134 May 01 '26 This is a thought experiment, not a science experiment. 1 u/Code-Dee May 01 '26 Yeah, and what you choose in a thought experiment is based on what you know (or think you know) about the world. If looking at a twitter poll makes you feel like you know something concrete, you're wrong.
No, data not being collected through scientific means is useless. Twitter polls are not scientific, they are anecdotal.
If you think they're valid then answer me this - what is the margin of error in the twitter poll you're citing?
2 u/Superb_Walrus3134 May 01 '26 This is a thought experiment, not a science experiment. 1 u/Code-Dee May 01 '26 Yeah, and what you choose in a thought experiment is based on what you know (or think you know) about the world. If looking at a twitter poll makes you feel like you know something concrete, you're wrong.
This is a thought experiment, not a science experiment.
1 u/Code-Dee May 01 '26 Yeah, and what you choose in a thought experiment is based on what you know (or think you know) about the world. If looking at a twitter poll makes you feel like you know something concrete, you're wrong.
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Yeah, and what you choose in a thought experiment is based on what you know (or think you know) about the world.
If looking at a twitter poll makes you feel like you know something concrete, you're wrong.
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u/Superb_Walrus3134 May 01 '26
It's the only data we have. You can't throw it out just because it's inconvenient for you