Belief systems reject disconfirming evidence rather than revising theories

Evidence

In science, contrary evidence is a reason to question a theory. In religion or a belief system, contrary evidence is a reason to question the evidence. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1048

Categorization

• APHORISMS: A crisp epistemological aphorism distinguishing scientific from belief-based reasoning.
• SHARE: Perfect one-liner for anyone in measurement-vs-subjectivist audio debates.
• XREF: connects to: Desired conclusions retroactively validate whatever evidence seems to support them; Models are abandoned for availability of alternatives, not merely false predictions — Donald MacKenzie, An Engine, Not a Camera: How Financial…, 514; Disconfirming evidence rarely topples deeply held doctrines and worldviews. — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 94 (+12 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Desired conclusions retroactively validate whatever evidence seems to support them; Models are abandoned for availability of alternatives, not merely false predictions — Donald MacKenzie, An Engine, Not a Camera: How Financial…, 514; Disconfirming evidence rarely topples deeply held doctrines and worldviews. — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 94 (+12 more)

Broader Connections

• Belief systems respond to contrary evidence by discounting the evidence #expands (0.95)