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Yes, many things are subjective and that's why measures are taken (protocols exist in other words) to remove inconsistencies.
You can make ad hominem attacks, but it's just laughable since you have no basis for any of it..
OK, so returning to the original point, if you agree that our senses our subjective, then the difference between a scientist reading a scale and me remembering whether I turned the oven on is just a matter of the degree of reliability, and both are evidence-based.
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Alright, you know, if you won't use reason, then whatever your faith tells you I guess.