tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414946164942126209.post3365085135142974496..comments2024-03-28T06:33:02.061-04:00Comments on Encyclopedia of American Loons: #2492: Alexis Baden-MayerG.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08875360501107597863noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414946164942126209.post-58137970899228904062022-08-04T15:38:44.559-04:002022-08-04T15:38:44.559-04:00What a strange comment.
The post points out that ...What a strange comment.<br /><br />The post points out that Baden-Meyer is wrong (with links to the evidence) and points out her employment of familiar rhetorical techniques, with an explanation (in the addendum) of why those techniques are something to be wary of.<br /><br />Nowhere does the post go into speculations about Baden-Meyer's motives.<br /><br />Do you understand what the principle you are quoting actually says?G.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08875360501107597863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414946164942126209.post-4357775650189690742022-08-04T15:37:38.683-04:002022-08-04T15:37:38.683-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.G.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08875360501107597863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414946164942126209.post-50137931642216243282022-08-02T13:27:01.973-04:002022-08-02T13:27:01.973-04:00"You are not allowed to try to explain why so..."You are not allowed to try to explain why someone is wrong before you have shown that they are, in fact, wrong." Follow your own advice.manorbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15632968891932497181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414946164942126209.post-55221985295836788792021-10-31T06:10:15.181-04:002021-10-31T06:10:15.181-04:00And you probably should be very skeptical of what ...And you probably should be very skeptical of what pharmaceutical companies say; they are, after all, commercial enterprises.<br /><br />Fortunately, no one is asking you to trust them. The majority of experts do after all not work for them, and the scientific journals and most research institutions are independent of the pharmaceutical companies. As are, in fact, most government organizations regulating and advising on medical issues (not only the CDC and the FDA, but internationally). <br /><br />(But of course, the main point in this post is that Baden-Mayer is untrustworthy, not that anyone else is particularly trustworthy.) G.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08875360501107597863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414946164942126209.post-10315164175652935092021-10-29T10:06:33.086-04:002021-10-29T10:06:33.086-04:00Very well said. And seeing how several major phar...Very well said. And seeing how several major pharmaceutical companies have in times past been convicted and fined for fraud, lying, and spreading misinformation, I have a hard time believing anything they now say about anything. And that ain't no conspiracy!!BP8https://www.blogger.com/profile/03136373806614039195noreply@blogger.com