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Originally Posted by JimMorrison
Obviously, there will be many different experiences among many different people. However, anecdotal observations are invaluable in assessing the reality of situations (as long as those observers are honest), in ways that a more removed "authority" may not be able to see. That is, unless more people gathering information on such things want to take the time and effort to make up a fake story, and call around various organizations, fishing for data.
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Invaluable for assessing the reality of those specific situations individually, but limited anecdotal evidence is poor for making sweeping generalizations.