Consilience
The principle that evidence from independent, unrelated sources can “converge” on strong conclusions
This word can arguably be used to describe the “Many Weak Arguments” aspect of the “Many Weak Arguments vs. One Relatively Strong Argument” post. JonahSinick pointed that out in that post.
Why this is interesting Consilience is important for evaluating claims. There’s a fair bit of historic discussion and evidence now that shows how useful it can be to get a variety of evidence from many different sources.
Consilience
This word can arguably be used to describe the “Many Weak Arguments” aspect of the “Many Weak Arguments vs. One Relatively Strong Argument” post. JonahSinick pointed that out in that post.
Why this is interesting
Consilience is important for evaluating claims. There’s a fair bit of historic discussion and evidence now that shows how useful it can be to get a variety of evidence from many different sources.