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It is a conspiracy theory to associate commercial connections with scientific research and publications.
by rgrieselhuber 4y ago
It is a conspiracy theory to associate commercial connections with scientific research and publications.
- davikr 4y agoIt certainly is a conflict of interest which should be stated.
- kspacewalk2 4y agoIt was stated: >In her initial correspondence with The Lancet, Stanton declared that she was a part-time employee of Devenish Nutrition, an agricultural-technology and animal-feed company in which she also holds shares. >One of the co-authors of the open letter, Christopher Elliott, of Queen’s, declared grants to his research institute from Devenish.
- colechristensen 4y agoIt's called a conflict of interest, and being worried about such conflicts is not paranoia, it is perfectly reasonable care. It adds quite a bit of doubt when the "truth" uncovered is particularly advantageous to the cause of the conflict.
- rgrieselhuber 4y agoI agree, my comment was sarcasm because this principle is not universally applied.
- endtime 4y agoI agree with your point, but FWIW, it didn't come through clearly in the original comment. Poe's Law strikes again!
- rgrieselhuber 4y agoI know, I'm used to it ;).
- MrPatan 4y agoAlmost downvoted you now for explaining it! What's better than getting the downvotes from the ones that get it and don't agree plus the ones that don't get it but would agree? Cheff kiss