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That Wikipedia entry is a list of things that many people believe are true, but are definitely false. We also need a list of things that many people believe ar

That Wikipedia entry is a list of things that many people believe are true, but are definitely false. We also need a list of things that many people believe are true, but have no scientific basis. I.e., things that may be true or false, but no study has shown conclusive evidence either way. The medical and personal health fields are overflowing with things that people believe for which there is no evidence.

awat 8y ago
I like where you are going with this but I can think of a few that change what seems to be weekly. As a heavy coffee drinker I’ve learned I reduced my cancer risk and increased it, back and forth for years according to trending studies.
- davidivadavid 8y ago
  Presumably things that change weekly like that would be the chief candidates for such a list.
  - bmn__ 8y ago
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themodelplumber 8y ago
> things that may be true or false, but no study has shown conclusive evidence either way Ah, like most of history... "We are sorry for the inconvenience, but we currently lack objective sensors to send back in time and gather data for an evidence-based approach. We regret to inform you that our history department will be closing after critical objectivity is reached on our campus, anticipated in September of..." ...never. Subjectivity is a natural law, it's universal to the experience of the life form. Objectivity in science is a code name for "measurements that facilitate social bond-building" and while this has its place, the other subjective, theory-generating, guessing-supposing-believing half of our reality cannot be repressed if the results are to be qualitatively "good." We need to become comfortable with, or simply continue to develop as best we can, the deeply organic and chaotic question of quality if we are to evolve beyond current objective limitations. Until then, even "hard science" when pushed to drive out all subjectivity will continue to be filled with scandal, the dark appearance of the subjective realm. The best we know of good must be taught or the repressed spectre will spring us right back to the worst kind of jihad, it will continue to give us the physicists who joined Aum, etc.

awat 8y ago

I like where you are going with this but I can think of a few that change what seems to be weekly. As a heavy coffee drinker I’ve learned I reduced my cancer risk and increased it, back and forth for years according to trending studies.

davidivadavid 8y ago
Presumably things that change weekly like that would be the chief candidates for such a list.
- bmn__ 8y ago
  https://kill-or-cure.herokuapp.com/ https://kill-or-cure.herokuapp.com/

themodelplumber 8y ago

> things that may be true or false, but no study has shown conclusive evidence either way Ah, like most of history... "We are sorry for the inconvenience, but we currently lack objective sensors to send back in time and gather data for an evidence-based approach. We regret to inform you that our history department will be closing after critical objectivity is reached on our campus, anticipated in September of..." ...never. Subjectivity is a natural law, it's universal to the experience of the life form. Objectivity in science is a code name for "measurements that facilitate social bond-building" and while this has its place, the other subjective, theory-generating, guessing-supposing-believing half of our reality cannot be repressed if the results are to be qualitatively "good." We need to become comfortable with, or simply continue to develop as best we can, the deeply organic and chaotic question of quality if we are to evolve beyond current objective limitations. Until then, even "hard science" when pushed to drive out all subjectivity will continue to be filled with scandal, the dark appearance of the subjective realm. The best we know of good must be taught or the repressed spectre will spring us right back to the worst kind of jihad, it will continue to give us the physicists who joined Aum, etc.