This thread has taken an interesting turn.

I've much enjoyed the last several posts and rather than comment on them, I'm going to sit back (mentally) and reflect upon them.
Well, I can't help myself...

I think tolerance is important from a scientific perspective. Scientists know that unexpected results occur and the better of them can adapt. It's not 1:1 analogous to tolerance, but the scientists would say, I appreciate outlying data.
And all of this just emphasizes the point that....science is Not close-minded!