> I often find myself wondering (particularly in recent debates regarding pesticides, genetic engineering, etc.) whether we too often confuse strength of belief with strength of evidence.

It is my assessment that conflating belief and knowledge is a default-state for humans.  It takes an uphill battle of intellectual rigor to offset this natural tendency.    

I see such rigor in Allen, Randy, and a few others here.     Like good posture, I try to practice it, but inevitably and frequently catch myself slouching.

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