All the arguments with low-carb advocates I've been having for the last few weeks has made me think a lot about personal bias and the importance of recognizing your own Yes, you You are biased too
It comes from a childhood of being dragged from homeopath to psychic healer whenever I was sick, rather than a doctor I got a bit miffed
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So whenever a study comes out that promotes alternative medicine, I have a tendency to pick it apart with wild vigor This is unfair
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The thing is, I know about this bias. I can take steps to prevent it: slow down when I read alt med studies, give them the benefit of the doubt
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The harder biases are the ones you aren't aware of. Took me a while to realize that I think panaceas are all nonsense, and take steps to correct for that one
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The point is, if you want to be a good scientist, or even just a better person, having a really good think about your own biases is pretty damn important
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Just to reiterate: EVERYONE HAS BIASES YES, EVEN YOU
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Low-carb people trash the Lancet study showing carbs to be good because of their biases. It's a reasonable piece of research that is only getting flamed because some people really don't like carbs
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So have a think about the decisions you make due to similar biases, because I promise you there are some
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And next time you are arguing with someone online, good to remember that you are probably just as blinkered as they are. Maybe not on this topic, but on something
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