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The reason people are looking to science for this problem is because science has historically been at the forefront of every medical breakthrough. You're sugges

by bicubic 10y ago

The reason people are looking to science for this problem is because science has historically been at the forefront of every medical breakthrough. You're suggesting to give it up in favor of what? Some 'radically change your diet' bullshit that you haven't backed up with a single piece of objective evidence? You're really advocating snake oil over engineering? That's not to say that radical diet changes don't work, but your approach to this is completely backwards. I'd like to think that society as a whole has moved on from your mindset about a century ago. We're past meaningless non-statements like 'this isn't guaranteed to solve the issue but I bet it will help a lot'.

fusillijerry89 10y ago
Somebody is overly sensitive. Science has no place for the sensitive. You have no idea who I am. I could be a pretty smart guy for all you know. History repeats itself because of people who think they are above it. What you say here worries me. Be careful. You are a citizen of the echo chamber now.
- austinjp 10y ago
  Ah come off it, this is a disappointing response. You may be right but nobody reading this would have any reason to believe so. At the most basic level, if you believe that diet change beats supplementation or fixes the problems claimed, you have surely done research into this beyond personal experimentation. If you share your work then you are likely to persuade more people, and hence encourage better health behaviours among your your peers -- assuming your findings to be true and reproducible. Conversely, if you say you've got all the answers and everyone else just needs to reproduce your hard work, but you won't share your process or results, you can expect to antagonise people. This applies throughout life and not just in "science".
  - fusillijerry89 10y ago
    Maybe I hate people on this shitty forum and want to steer them wrong. PS I don't like Paul Graham and find him to be very far up his own nerdy ummmm ass PPS I also want to help people who can see the forest for the trees. People who have enough common sense and well-roundedness will understand what I am saying. They will benefit. Everyone else will turn the other way, which is what I am after. I want the smart to get smarter and the dumb to get dumber.

by bicubic 10y ago

fusillijerry89 10y ago

Somebody is overly sensitive. Science has no place for the sensitive. You have no idea who I am. I could be a pretty smart guy for all you know. History repeats itself because of people who think they are above it. What you say here worries me. Be careful. You are a citizen of the echo chamber now.

austinjp 10y ago
Ah come off it, this is a disappointing response. You may be right but nobody reading this would have any reason to believe so. At the most basic level, if you believe that diet change beats supplementation or fixes the problems claimed, you have surely done research into this beyond personal experimentation. If you share your work then you are likely to persuade more people, and hence encourage better health behaviours among your your peers -- assuming your findings to be true and reproducible. Conversely, if you say you've got all the answers and everyone else just needs to reproduce your hard work, but you won't share your process or results, you can expect to antagonise people. This applies throughout life and not just in "science".
- fusillijerry89 10y ago
  Maybe I hate people on this shitty forum and want to steer them wrong. PS I don't like Paul Graham and find him to be very far up his own nerdy ummmm ass PPS I also want to help people who can see the forest for the trees. People who have enough common sense and well-roundedness will understand what I am saying. They will benefit. Everyone else will turn the other way, which is what I am after. I want the smart to get smarter and the dumb to get dumber.