> "Scientific" publishing is broken and you simply can't rely on it for useful information. Many studies don't even replicate, but they still get published and

> "Scientific" publishing is broken and you simply can't rely on it for useful information. Many studies don't even replicate, but they still get published and cited. I may take issue with some of your other statements but fully agree with this observation. A critical thinker needs to be highly skeptical of the appeal to authority used by invoking the phrases “the science says”, or “studies have shown”.