인터넷수능2 13강 6번 지문 질문입니다

아래 지문 전체 흐름이 잘 잡히지 않아요. 특히 밑줄 친 부분의 “these facts”가 무엇을 가리키는지 궁금합니다.

Science assumes that if a belief is valid, its consequences can be replicated or reproduced in nearly identical fashion across occasions, circumstances, or people, and that the phenomena being observed can be recorded independent of their consequences. The entire scientific method is designed to ensure that the conditions of replicability and objectivity are present. In contrast, anecdotal evidence, by its very nature, is inconsistent. Basing your life and decisions on anecdotal evidence means ignoring facts when these facts contradict your beliefs. Depressed persons may reject the consistent reassurances of a friend that they are lovable and capable. By denying the importance of other opinions, they doom themselves to their own distorted view of the world, and their own bad feelings. They reject important information about themselves that might help them cope with their problems.