Re:Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of...
by javert on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @11:56PM
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> My point was that you are actually very rarely in the case that studies are in conflict to the point that the best you can do is personal experience
I didn't make my point very clearly, but my actual view is that only the researchers who perform a study and their immediate scientific peers are able to determine whether a study is reliable and what conclusions can actually be drawn from it. I say this as someone who worked in academic research.
> To paraphrase Churchill: science is the worst system we have for understanding these sorts of things, except for all the others.
Preaching to the choir, there. I'm not arguing against science.
My point was that you are actually very rarely in the case that studies are in conflict to the point that the best you can do is personal experience. It's the exception, not the rule.
To paraphrase Churchill: science is the worst system we have for understanding these sorts of things, except for all the others.