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Originally Posted by Fish
I agree that the only source for true information on devience would be from studies, conducted scientifically, and without bias.
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This should be the only source for information on anything grounded in the empirical, ie. everything except religion, philosophy, logic, etc.
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Originally Posted by Fish
However, due to the nature of their experience, I believe they are still better qualified to speak to the subject than a dentist, or accountant, or a student...
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Definitely. But "a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump" (alliteration in the Bible, who knew). With an issue like this, with scientific data available, you have to be careful interpreting any anecdotal evidence. Be it from dentists or police.
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Man, n. ...His chief occupation is extermination of other animals and his own species, which, however, multiplies with such insistent rapidity as to infest the whole habitable earth, and Canada. - A. Bierce, Devil's Dictionary, 1906
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