Ethernet Switch- what's the point?

I recall how strenuously the "bits is bits' argument was made in the early days of digital. And we know how that played out.

@fredrik222 - confirmation bias is a two way street. To the extent that it applies, objectivists are just as prone to it as subjectivists.

There is a valid role for empirical observation in science otherwise we'd be stuck at "sun stand thou still upon Gibeon".

@fredrik222 Occam's razor doesn't cut it when one relies on argument from authority fallacies to make one's case.

@fredrik222. The difficulty here is that a lot of people's experience contradicts the basic "facts".

As has happened throughout the history of science, in these situations advances happen when the apparent contradiction between "facts" and experience is probed and understood.

And yes there is the danger of snake oil, confirmation bias, and placebo effects, but effort needs to be made to rule those out rather than simply dismissing the empirical evidence out of hand.

BTW - that is a general rather than ad hominem comment.