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I won't debate you on whether I am correct. I will only state that science is (by definition) advanced ONLY by people over time who knew better, held up by ever
by will_pseudonym 11y ago
I won't debate you on whether I am correct. I will only state that science is (by definition) advanced ONLY by people over time who knew better, held up by everyone else hadn't thought it through.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_peptic_ulcer_disease_and_Helicobacter_pylori https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_peptic_ulcer_disea...
June 12: Marshall intentionally consumes H. pylori and becomes ill. He takes antibiotics and is relieved of his symptoms.
That's personal hubris! :)
- jeremyjh 11y agoThere is a selection bias here, you hear about the successes but not so much about all the crackpots that increased suffering needlessly. This article is about one such case, in case you didn't notice.