 Although neither Allais nor Goodman draw the connection, a potential justification for the evidential relevance of experimental data in normative theory building can perhaps be sought in the literature on the Condorcet Jury Theorem and related  results.[24]  This theorem tells us that, under certain conditions, the probability that a majority verdict, with regards to a particular matter, in a group of \(n\) minimally reliable people casting yes/no votes on a particular question converges to 1 as \(n\) tends to infinity, converging more quickly the greater the individual reliabilities. Furthermore, majority reliability reaches significant levels, even given very limited individual reliability, for fairly modest group sizes. Of course, the issue of interest does not quite fit that specific model: while the expression of Allais preferences can be arguably interpreted as a “vote” against the normative adequacy of Independence, the expression of preferences consonant with this principle can hardly be interpreted as a vote in favour of it.