The case against medical science

[sfs1]

Sounds like an interesting 'fallacy.' Nothing so far has been documented as to shoddiness of the research, but it is a reach to say 'almost everyone is getting away with it,' from the undocumented 'at least half.'

I provided the documentation for the "at least half", here.

[shunyadragon]

I provided the documentation for the "at least half", here.

The documentation for at least half does not warrant this, but it is a reach to say 'almost everyone is getting away with it,' This remains in reference to medical research.

Actually I acknowledged the problem in a previous post concerning medical research, and gave some of the reasons that reflected the article you cited. I do object extending the conclusions to all of science.

[rwatts]

As argued by the Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet:

Maybe the cost will hit the hip pocket and that will cause folk to look at things seriously:-

http://www.nature.com/news/irreprodu...r-year-1.17711

[Paprika]

Maybe the cost will hit the hip pocket and that will cause folk to look at things seriously:-

http://www.nature.com/news/irreprodu...r-year-1.17711

Thanks, that was an interesting read. My take is that there will only be major change when there is a great incentive to do so (loss of face, or threats of reduced funding). Otherwise human nature is to take the path of least resistance which lets the rot continue.