Originally Posted by
B. Carfree
I thought common sense was defined as the sum of someone's biases.
Pretty much. Unfortunately, people mostly accept evidence that supports their own biases
- Personal anecdotal evidence: people will claim it's only one person and thus not representative of anything
- Scientific studies: people can claim those are outdated or wrong if it opposes their ideology, or present another study that does.
Opinions are subjective, but then again, whether people choose to accept studies and experience as evidence is subjective as well.
So if half-decent bike lights are less than $10 and weigh less than a pound, why is there even a need to discourage them? Why spend more than 10 minutes debating them?
Because even after 5000 pages of this, you can be sure there will be no conclusion reached and very few minds changed.