Melinda Meahan wrote in message <36D5F308.6CA9 at usa.net>...
>Dave Bugg wrote:
>>>> anecdotal is anecdotal. The definition doesn't change to fit your
>> mind-set.
>>True, but if it happened to several people I know personally, it tends
>to be more believable to me rather than spurious.
Your belief is just that -- your belief. It still doesn't take it out of
the realm of anecdotal evidence. You are free to act on your beliefs any
way you wish. I am just as free to reject your beliefs in favor of
objective, verifiable evidence.