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edgyquant 5 hours ago

Why do we even accept anything as true without replication by default?

EA-3167 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Why do people on this site love nutrition and self-medication fads?

People are surprisingly thoughtless.

argee 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Or as one might say, predictably irrational.

vjulian 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Because “science” doesn’t know everything, and people don’t want to wait until their options are scientifically-validated.

Yoga, breathing exercises, meditation and the like were once considered fads and derided by your ‘science’.

028363922092 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Are you a vendor of orgone accumulators or a staunch believer and customer?

lostlogin 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

How do you decide whether something works or not?

	▲	qsera 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		You don't. It is too costly and thus risky. Instead you do a charade and convince authorities (who just want to cover their asses citing some vetted studies) and people that your stuff work. It is "ass covering" all the way. Not "does it work" all the way...