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> Most people implicitly assume medical tests are infallible. If they test positive for X, they assume they have X. Reaction I: It's not just medical tests th
by bell-cot 2y ago
> Most people implicitly assume medical tests are infallible. If they test positive for X, they assume they have X.
Reaction I: It's not just medical tests that have error rates.
Reaction II: Most of the reason for people implicitly assuming is that they were explicitly "educated" by Hollywood.
- ahazred8ta 2y agoOur internal makeup is not very cut and dried. We're a big ball of wibbly wobbly organic stuff.