As much as I may agree with you about the trustworthiness of "TM science," my
science-writing gig the last couple of years has given me a similar distrust.
Not of science per se, but certainly of "science journalism," how science is
reported in the general press.
It's caused me to realize that the speed with which one clicks on the science
article headline is probably related to the article's veracity. The more that
the headline is "click-bait" and you just couldn't wait to read it, the less
likely it is that the "science" is true. :-)
From: "anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]"
<FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
While you can never fully trust science, you can pretty much distrust TMO
promoted science as a matter of course. TMO promoted science is about 1%
reliable based on various reviews of study size, controls, and experimental
design. It's the dumbing down effect of religious memes that prevent
researchers from thinking more clearly along scientific lines. It is difficult
enough to do science properly without also having to get approval from people
whose minds work along the lines of metaphysical fantasy.
I don't have to do recreational drugs any more, as the doctors have been
loading me up on additional pills and injections as I get older and more
decrepit (the latter, according to TMO science is a sign my age is reversing)
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <turquoiseb@...> wrote :
You can never fully trust science. Take this study, for example. If Fairfield,
IA's claimed reputation as an early-to-bed, fairly drug-free, and fairly
non-promiscuous small town is true, all that really means is that its
population isn't very intelligent. :-)
Research Shows Intelligent People Stay Up Late, Do More Drugs, And Have More Sex
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What is the mark of an intelligent mind in our day and age? When we think of
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