Those things you listed can be measured in a billion ways . Without knowing exactly but like exactly , many studies aren ' t specific enough how it was measured , those numbers can be pointless . These aren ' t things like this pole measures 2 meters . No point in discussing further . I ' m sure you understand what I say . I understand what you say . I don ' t even think we are contradicting each other . I just want to say that the number outputs or any other kind of results of studies are most useful and clear when you know how the results have been abtained . This is necessary when you want to use those numbers in a scientific context and IMO a political context too . <| sep |> When I have doubts I just remember how I prayed for and was given the gift of bring able to speak in tongues .