totally get your point, i'm data driven too. and you know who else? the communist party of china. plenty of evidence supporting the success of their centrally planned economy. yet, i guess, you wouldn't agree with most their politics, would you? because after all, you too have values and beliefs (like personal freedom) which you prioritize over pure data.  

 I would distinguish between values and beliefs here though 😃 

Freedom I'd view as a "value" (rather than a belief...

 

 exactly what I'm talking about. you might believe freedom is a universal value, while in reality it means very different things for different people, depending on context.