Re:Show HN: MealSquares, our whole food Soylent alternative
by freyrs3 on Thursday February 27, 2014 @03:25PM
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Of course I don't have an answer. But I guess you'd have to ask how Bob might have become first conceived of the thought that fish oil supplements are good for heart health in the first place and ask why he puts faith in the source of that information. I think a lot of it is carried by word of mouth, which I think just innately tends to carry more weight with us as humans then the conclusions of some nameless scientists, but that's just speculation.
Hypothetical Bob distrusts the medical industry and science, but then tKes fish oik supplements for heart health. Science tells us that fish oil has no benefit over placebo for heart health, and supplements are produced huge mega businesses who are out to make profit.
I know I am subject to my own biases, and I'm using an example where I am aware of my biases. But still, I don't get it.