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"In my experience," says a blog devoted to what it considers to be sound medicine, are the three most dangerous words in experimental research e.g. "In my experience, echinachea relieves the symptoms of the common cold more quickly ..."
Discuss . . .
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Woland Special user 680 Posts
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When a (name the specialty you wish to criticize) sees one case, he'll tell you about "my clinical experience."
When he sees a second case, he'll want to tell you about his "series." And when he sees a third, it's "case after case after case." |
S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3469 Posts
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In my experience, the most dangerous word is, "Oops."
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1064 Posts
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It's a fascinating problem (?) in all professional fields (medicine, nursing, engineering, education, etc.) because without experience you'd never have any action. Most of the judgments made on any given day are made quickly on the basis of experience and "common knowledge". And usually it's not a problem. But sometimes professionals misremember, mistakenly generalize or are just plain wrong and it's really hard to shake those deeply felt convictions.
But how could any practice go on without those run-of-the-mill judgments? John
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
Chessmann Inner circle 4015 Posts
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The 3 words most noticeable at times to me when reading about something are "as previously thought".
- Eggs are bad for you due to cholesterol, not good for you, as previously thought. - Eggs are not so bad, as previously thought, because..." - Eggs are now considered worse for you than previously thought, because what we thought to be not so bad turned out not to be so good. As science changes, so will our conclusions. Not to mention scientists will have differences of opinion. God love 'em, they're trying, and I appreciate it. I just hope they're able to find cures for cancer, heart disease...
My ex-cat was named "Muffin". "Vomit" would be a better name for her. AKA "The Evil Ball of Fur".
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1191 Posts
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On 2011-09-04 14:51, Chessmann wrote: And, indeed, some of those new conclusions will coincide with some of the "in my experience" anecdotal observations that weren't consistent with the former scientific consensus.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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Woland Special user 680 Posts
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The Latin aphorism from the Greek of Hippocrates was "Ars longa, vita brevis, occasio praeceps, experimentum periculosum, iudicium difficile." In other words, it takes a long time to learn the art, but life is short; the opportunity to act is momentary, but experience is fallible, and judgment is difficult."
The key point for us here is the recognition that experience can be very misleading. |
Stanyon Inner circle Landrum, S.C. by way of Chicago 3409 Posts
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I always liked redneck science. "Hey Earl, watch this!"
Stanyon
aka Steve Taylor "Every move a move!" "If you've enjoyed my performance half as much as I've enjoyed performing for you, then you've enjoyed it twice as much as me!" |
Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27123 Posts
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Nine out of ten leading researchers (we could pay off, or chose to include in our study) support the position that...
...to all the coins I've dropped here
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tommy Eternal Order Devil’s Island 16201 Posts
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Proverbs From the Ancient Egyptian Temples
http://www.duboislc.org/html/Proverbs.html So it is written so let it be done.
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2551 Posts
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The most dangerous words in scientific research? "Sir, the supervirus has escaped containment and spread to the general population."
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
~Will Rogers |
Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11160 Posts
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(actor portrayal)
~michael baker
The Magic Company |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1191 Posts
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"We know that..."
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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tommy Eternal Order Devil’s Island 16201 Posts
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They call it reserch cos they are 50 years behind what the elite have already invented. We know that.
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
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