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INGRID C DURDEN's avatar

you know that most studies are a farce anyway right. There was a study about studies a while ago....

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Ivo Bakota's avatar

But can you believe that study 😀

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INGRID C DURDEN's avatar

it stated that a fair amount of studies never got done (plain fantasy) especially from certain countries like Egypt 100 % fake, even Japan was in the short list! they get the money and then just make some stuff up, like novel writers! Yes that was a great study I hope I saved it somewhere LOL. Always lights up a dark day !

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Faith's avatar

This Substack is infinitely more humorous than SNL and similar crap!

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Mystic William's avatar

Intend to believe studies that debunk other studies.

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Ivo Bakota's avatar

I don’t doubt the study, it just made me smile, because it reminded me of the liar paradox:

If "this sentence is false" is true, then it is false, but the sentence states that it is false, and if it is false, then it must be true, and so on.

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baker charlie's avatar

In that vein it reminds me of an old Bennet Cerf thing that was a theorum 'proving' Alexander the Great had four arms.

spoiler, it is a huge shaggy dog culminating in "To be forewarned is to be fourarmed" and thus Alexander had four arms.

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Faith's avatar

Send us the link if you come across it again.

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INGRID C DURDEN's avatar

https://listverse.com/2015/03/25/10-reasons-scientific-studies-are-surprisingly-unreliable/

this has most of the text but does not have the most unreliable countries. Will search further !

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trevor's avatar

Corbett Report did a "Who's fact checking the fact checkers?" video. Same idea. All nonsense pushing agendas.

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CMCM's avatar

My brain automatically turns off when I hear the words "A recent study shows...."

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INGRID C DURDEN's avatar

after reading that study about fake studies, mine has come close. Usually I start to laugh when I read The Experts Advize you to.... and then do the opposite.

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Jessa's avatar

That is an excellent practice!

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Jessa's avatar

That's because your astute critical thinking abilities kick in...

😎😉

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Vxi7's avatar

I have started to read through studies since covid and had to realise how much is totally made up.

One which really shocked me is workout supplements.

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Jessa's avatar

😂 😂 😂 so true!

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