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Studies are never meant to be an ultimate answer to everything. And just because they're not the ultimate answer, doesn't mean that they are therefore worthless
by antris 5y ago
Studies are never meant to be an ultimate answer to everything. And just because they're not the ultimate answer, doesn't mean that they are therefore worthless, bad or "bullshit".
- danenania 5y agoIt actually does mean that in most cases. Having false confidence in a hypothesis based on non-rigorous studies is much worse (and in some cases, a lot more dangerous) than withholding judgment until the data (all the data, not some cherry-picked slice of it) really is conclusive.
- enraged_camel 5y agoNo. You perform studies to validate observations or theories and, if you are able to validate them, offer potential factors as contributing causes. A study where the data does not support the conclusion is worthless, and can in fact be harmful.
- myfavoritedog 5y agoI know this refers to actual scientific studies, but the same garbage-in, garbage-out problem applies. If anything, meaningless surveys like this are even less reliable. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-39054778 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-39054778