Malcolm Lowe-Lauri on the need for evidence

There's a scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail where a king has an errant son under guard. After a father-son exchange, he prepares to leave and asks the guards to stay with his son. After walking a short distance, he turns to find them walking behind him. There follows an absurd conversation in which he fails to get them to do what he asks.



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