I never guess. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
I never guess
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*cough* The Cottingley Fairies… *cough*
Details, details… 😉
He had data. Just incorrect data. Which is a tiny flaw in the above quote. Are your facts facts?
It was intentionally faked. That is still a problem today in the sciences.
Truly, Conan Doyle was a seer as well as a good storyteller.