That's a really terrible way to settle anything. At one point someone had to make the case the world wasn't flat while everyone else just knew it was.
New evidence comes along and changes previously held beliefs, at least among those intelligent and rational enough to observe and accept that evidence. Others scream and ignore it because it's different than what they've always known.
A whole lot of people will tell you there's *nothing* anyone can do to surpass Michael Jordan because that's the way it was when they were 14. Those people are useless to the conversation.
Obviously I was only being marginally serious w that.
But on its most basic level, GOAT conversations will always be determined by perception. Stats, numbers, titles, competiton, teammates, etc can always be tweaked or manipulated in such a fashion to give one and advantage over the other. These measurables put players in the convo but can never be relied upon fully to ultimately make the call.
And when it comes to perception...Jordan has a huge advantage and rightfully so imo.