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> human irrationality Dunno, this seems perfectly sensible to me. If a patient doesn't have much other information or expertise to go on, the decision they're
by fenomas 10y ago
> human irrationality
Dunno, this seems perfectly sensible to me. If a patient doesn't have much other information or expertise to go on, the decision they're making is as much "do I trust this doctor?" as it is "should I have surgery?". And setting aside the latter question, I don't think it's irrational for hearing a disclosure to influence the former.
- jsprogrammer 10y agoAlso, a doctor aware of biases may be more competent than one that's not. Conspicuously absent from the first post is any comment on the relative value of the doctors.