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> don't think that it's a good thing if a study which seemed promising turned out to be false. It is definitely a good thing. It is good that the conclusions
by karaterobot 2y ago
> don't think that it's a good thing if a study which seemed promising turned out to be false.
It is definitely a good thing.
It is good that the conclusions of a study that was demonstrated to be unsound have been replaced by those of a better study. If some even better study comes along later and replaces this one, that'll be good too. We now know more. It's not fun or convenient, but is generally aligned with the direction science should go.
If people who've made decisions based on their understanding of the results of this study, it's good that they'll no longer labor under a delusion, and can potentially make better decisions.
Good in the sense that hard things which make us incrementally better are good.