> However half-assed this study is, it's less half-assed Without commenting on specifics, studies aren't necessarily better than anecdotal evidence. We live in

> However half-assed this study is, it's less half-assed Without commenting on specifics, studies aren't necessarily better than anecdotal evidence. We live in an age of reproductivity crisis - most studies can't be reliably replicated. It's almost trivial to cheat with statistics - so it's not true at all that a study is infallible and must be deferred to at all times.