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> So obvious that it makes you question the effectiveness of medical research. The point of medical research - especially the kind that seems obvious - is not
by haswell 4y ago
> So obvious that it makes you question the effectiveness of medical research.
The point of medical research - especially the kind that seems obvious - is not just to discover new things, but to confirm what we think is obvious really, indeed, is obvious, and this isn't always the conclusion of such research.
- code51 4y agoYes, I know the aim of medical research, you're right there. However it also has trouble confirming obvious things over decades. Medicine is a tough problem for sure.