Many scientist types believe that if you can’t locate something with a scientific study (etc.), that it doesn’t exist.
Given the reproducibility of much of science — that is to say, low — even if you can locate something statistically, there’s still a very high chance it doesn’t exist.
I am no enemy of science. Quite the opposite.
Despite much of my writing here, I think as I age I’ve come to appreciate nuance and doubt more, that’s all.