Not only is this incorrect (the medical errors figure is a common myth), it's also a ridiculously absurd piece of whataboutism We can care about more than one thing, Neil
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Replying to @GidMK @neiltyson
Post evidence and government stats or you are wrong.
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Replying to @mcw0530 @neiltyson
Part of the issue is that there is no agreed-on definition of a "medical error", and certainly no "government stats" as you demand http://wiki.c2.com/?FalseDichotomy
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Replying to @GidMK @neiltyson
Go ahead and quote false dichotomy all you want, but facts are facts. Burden of proof is on you bud.
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Replying to @mcw0530 @neiltyson
Actually, the burden of proof is on Dr. Tyson. That being said, here's a good explainer about the medical errors myth: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/are-medical-errors-really-the-third-most-common-cause-of-death-in-the-u-s-2019-edition/ …
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Replying to @GidMK @neiltyson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science-Based_Medicine … “Both editors and the blog's regular contributors are prominent skeptics, doctors, researchers, and communicators.” They have a legit reason to protect the medical field. Not an impartial website.
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Replying to @GidMK @neiltyson
No it is not. It is perfectly legitimate to ask who is cultivating and displaying the data.
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Replying to @mcw0530 @neiltyson
Without even reading the article? Please And I have to say, coming from an anonymous online tobacco pipe, that's a hilarious statement to make
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Replying to @GidMK @neiltyson
I am not cultivating data for you. Simply calling poo poo on your biased sources.
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Lol, as I said, if you don't engage in data because you don't like the source of the information, it is the very definition of an ad hominem Have a lovely day
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