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Originally Posted by Open Mind  Would you trust a standardized survey of the public asking whether they have had psi experiences, would you accept that as non-anecdotal that they did have such experiences? If not, why do you think, if you survey someone about how they are thinking about their illness, is that the truth? |
I would accept that a survey on "psi" experiences would give a reasonable indication of how many people believe that they have had "psi" experiences. In the same way I would accept a survey designed to measure mental outlook would be a reasonable indication of what people believe to be their mental outlook.
If you are going to claim that people's beliefs about their mental outlook have nothing to do with their "objective" outlook then this also renders any anecdotes you might have to be worthless too.