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No, that's not how burden of proof works. The default assumption is that a given event has zero effect. If you want to assert that it's actively harmful then th
by pochamago 5y ago
No, that's not how burden of proof works. The default assumption is that a given event has zero effect. If you want to assert that it's actively harmful then the burden is on you to show that.
- davidcbc 5y agoWhich is why we let people sell anything they want as medicine until someone proves it's harmful... Oh wait that's the opposite of how it works. Medical procedures have to go through a rigorous approval process to prove they are safe, or at least better than no treatment.
- thathndude 5y agoThe “supplement” industry has entered the chat.
- LeonB 5y ago“First do no harm”