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This is the counter-argument to evidence-based policy: http://www.bmj.com/content/327/7429/1459.long http://www.bmj.com/content/327/7429/1459.long The point be
by ktRolster 10y ago
This is the counter-argument to evidence-based policy: http://www.bmj.com/content/327/7429/1459.long http://www.bmj.com/content/327/7429/1459.long
The point being that not everything we know as true shows up in a study.
- Kenji 10y agoYeah, and this extends even to the purest studies of nature, like mathematics, as we know from Gödel's incompleteness theorems. It's just that e.g. whether or not the Rieman Hypothesis is true doesn't influence whether the state cracks down on a certain demographic.
- squozzer 10y agoLOL. Reminded me of a friend who skydove/skydived. He read a magazine about the sport, which had sprinkled throughout concise descriptions of skydiving accidents. They had one thing in common - cause of death:impact.