Pay attention to when a stated belief obviously (a) describes an inner mental model, vs (b) is part of a set of endorsed verbal propositions
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Warning signs of the latter include ease of expression, especially in very well-chosen terms, as well as compartmentalization.
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@St_Rev Seems like they have little model of what foods are healthy beyond basics, so just answer "what foods are statusful?"4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@simplic10@St_Rev Everyone is sure they know a lot about what is healthy to eat, but as far as I can tell there are no such facts.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness@St_Rev This seems over-strong, but agree that it's a topic with mostly small effects, known w great uncertainty.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness@St_Rev Yet ppl evince great certainty that bread is poison, or quinoa cures all.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@simplic10 Establishment issues new definitive prescriptions every decade without embarrassment. Wonder how they justify to themselves.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness Probably the prescriptions are themselves acts of self-justification.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@simplic10 Something like “this stuff is hard, we’re not completely certain, but at least we’re better than popular quacks.”
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@Meaningness Also if people are being paid $ to investigate smth, "We don't know, there's barely any signal & tons of noise" doesn't fly.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness Canada's Food Pyramid: take some food you like, not too much, put it in a pyramid and eat it.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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