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		PaulStatezny on Nov 9, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for d... The fact that you're getting downvoted on such a simple, objectively true statement shows the blatant bias of the HN crowd.

systemvoltage on Nov 10, 2020 [–]

What’s the distinction between evidence and authority in practical sense?

Vaccine efficacy according to FDA says it’s 90%. ~~~~> Authority.

Paper published by FDA shows data ~~~~> Evidence.

Right?

Who wrote the paper and who collected the data? Some authority.

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