Originally Posted by
Snorlax
... if the fellow HAD some hard evidence, the EASIEST way for him to silence the critics would have been to present that evidence.
This is, in fact, an impossible argument to overcome without presenting exactly that evidence. Of course, there's the perennial problem of what "hard" means in this context. To some people a subjective test of one's own device -- or a test performed by friends who have been told what to expect -- is "hard" evidence. Others require more objectivity, at least before making a purchase. It's a sliding scale. How many people read the details of a clinical study and published epidemiological studies and post-marketing reports before taking a drug that's been prescribed to them by a physician? There's a general bias to depend on the reports of others as being objective, accurate and unbiased. In the end, you have to make your own judgment based on whatever evidence is important to you.
Gary Merrill
Wessex EEb Bass tuba (DW 3XL or 2XL)
Mack Brass Compensating Euph (DE N106, Euph J, J9 euph)
Amati Oval Euph (DE 104, Euph J, J6 euph)
1924 Buescher 3-valve Eb tuba (with std US receiver), Kelly 25
Schiller American Heritage 7B clone bass trombone (DE LB K/K10/112/14 Lexan, Brass Ark MV50R)
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