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I think us humans are flawed enough where we need a reminder of timescale, e.g. how time tested is a theory, how long did a different belief exist before a new

• dctoedt 3y ago
  > Einstein for example had public resistance to his theory of relativity in the beginning. More recently, it took years for the medical community to get over its opposition to the evidence that common peptic ulcers are caused by bacteria (which earned two Aussie physicians the 2005 Nobel Prize in Medicine). [0] A NY Times correspondent (and physician) wrote in 2002, "I’ve never seen the medical community more defensive or more critical of a story." (Much of the opposition was interest-based, e.g., surgeons who didn't want to lose lucrative fees for operating on ulcer patients who could instead be treated with inexpensive antibiotics without the pain and recovery time of major surgery.) [0] https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2005/7693-the-nobel-prize-in-physiology-or-medicine-2005-2005-6/ https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2005/7693-the-nob... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_peptic_ulcer_disease_and_Helicobacter_pylori#1970%E2%80%9321st_century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_peptic_ulcer_disea...
  • loceng 3y ago
    It's only relatively recently that gut biome health can be a major contributing factor to mental health, due to the neurotransmitters produced in the gut: https://www.google.com/search?q=biome+gut+health+neurotransmitters https://www.google.com/search?q=biome+gut+health+neurotransm...