Arkouda@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoHow much data do you require before you accept something as "fact"?message-squaremessage-square124fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down13
arrow-up185arrow-down1message-squareHow much data do you require before you accept something as "fact"?Arkouda@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square124fedilink
minus-squarethrowawayacc0430@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 days ago If I can find three reputable sources that say the same thing They used to say ALL cholestrol was bad, every doctor said it. But then someone discovered about HDL and LDL Also, doctors used to say smoking doesn’t cause cancer.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days ago Also, doctors used to say smoking doesn’t cause cancer. Doctors paid by cigarette companies said that, and they were in a tiny minority of doctors. There are scientists now who say global warming is a hoax because they have a monetary interest.
They used to say ALL cholestrol was bad, every doctor said it. But then someone discovered about HDL and LDL
Also, doctors used to say smoking doesn’t cause cancer.
Doctors paid by cigarette companies said that, and they were in a tiny minority of doctors.
There are scientists now who say global warming is a hoax because they have a monetary interest.