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I'm not sure I understand your question. My point was that this study doesn't seem to support the claim that probiotics are potentially harmful, or useless. I q
by gdubs 8y ago
I'm not sure I understand your question. My point was that this study doesn't seem to support the claim that probiotics are potentially harmful, or useless. I question the conclusions they've drawn, and find it problematic that the headline borders on prescriptive without compelling evidence to support the claims. Good science welcomes intense criticism and skepticism.
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoCan doesn’t mean does. The fact that we don’t know that they are harmful means that they could be. Maybe we are disagreeing on the meaning of “can” here?
- gdubs 8y agoI see. Well yea, 'could' is significantly different than 'can'. The latter implies probiotics have the capacity to be harmful. The former says, 'hey, we don't know – maybe they're harmful?'. "Useless and can actually hurt you" isn't really supported by the evidence. More accurate would be, "probiotics role is still a mystery, requires further study."