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I do understand what you are taking that quote to mean. It just seems like quite a stretch to me. Or at least, if you are correct, I would not trust myself to a

• taeric 8y ago
  I was taking the quote to mean that not many people were researching causes/treatments of Alzheimer's that were not related to the "Amyloid hypothesis." If I am misinterpreting that, then it is my poor reading. (I have some excuses right now, but they would be just that. :) )
  • nonbel 8y ago
    Rather than speculate on alternative meanings, I'm just going to take the statement literally for now unless they show up to correct me.
    • taeric 8y ago
      Certainly fair. I've just taken, quite heavily lately, to the principal of charity. To that end, the most upvoted direct response to you is a better worded version of what I was getting at. Sunken costs and changing where you are spending your money is my speculation on why things went the way they did. I don't have a solid answer for why this is so, though. At least, not one that generalizes. To repeat what I think was the heart of your initial question: Why do people form strong beliefs? That is a very good question that I don't think anyone has a solid answer on. Just more beliefs that have strong proponents. :)