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Came here to post the same things. This article is yet another example of what seems to me a trend on the internet blog-scene in recent years: people trying to
by stinos 9y ago
Came here to post the same things. This article is yet another example of what seems to me a trend on the internet blog-scene in recent years: people trying to prove their point by cherry-picking studies (or pseudo-scientific articles) which actually don't even prove the point trying to be made.
It's like they discovered that if their stuff gets read by more critical-minded folks, those people expect proper science to back up claims, and they want to address that. That's a Good Thing, but: they set out to look for that science, and don't find proper peer reviewed studies which completely agree with their view. Then, instead of admitting their theory isn't backed by science (e.g. because it's too general, or just not proven, or just wrong) they collect articles/studies which are sort of related but in fact don't prove their points. I really wonder if they do this willingly, or just don't realize that is not how scientific evidence works.