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>Actually, I'd feel better if someone could convince me I'm completely unfounded here. Unfortunately, your skepticism is not unfounded. Those in the industry c
by JacobThreeThree 3y ago
>Actually, I'd feel better if someone could convince me I'm completely unfounded here.
Unfortunately, your skepticism is not unfounded. Those in the industry conclude the same. Take, for instance, the editor in chief of The Lancet:
>The case against science is straightforward: much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue. Afflicted by studies with small sample sizes, tiny effects, invalid exploratory analyses, and flagrant conflicts of interest, together with an obsession for pursuing fashionable trends of dubious importance, science has taken a turn towards darkness.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(15)60696-1/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6...