If you're following the brouhaha over John Ioannidis' study on COVID, I think this is an important perspective. @jflier and @VPrasadMDMPH weigh in on how to respond to scientists bucking the majority view. https://www.statnews.com/2020/04/27/hear-scientists-different-views-covid-19-dont-attack-them/ …
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This is so obnoxious on Prasad’s part. He thinks it’s a waste of time for MDs to debunk alt-med, especially if it’s bunk aimed at women (goop).
@gorskon on Prasad, the very last section.https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/is-defending-science-based-medicine-worth-it/ …2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes -
Replying to @AcornFrances @jflier and
The question is always whether [pick your contrarian opinion] is beyond the pale. Is it legit science, or just total bunk? And if we're going to err about where we draw the line, should we err on drawing it farther out in the contrarian universe?
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Replying to @TamarHaspel @AcornFrances and
There's more to it than that. Ioannidis showed up on Fox News and, unwittingly or knowingly, helped spread
#COVID19 denial. That goes beyond any line I tolerate.2 replies 1 retweet 9 likes -
Replying to @gorskon @AcornFrances and
I think that "unwittingly or knowingly" part matters. I'm pretty sure he didn't go into this wanting to spread denial. I happen to think he's wrong about this, but I believe he is acting in good faith and trying to figure out how we handle this best.
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Replying to @TamarHaspel @AcornFrances and
It's Fox News. If he doesn't know what Fox News is and does, then he's clueless. If he does, then he wasn't doing it in good faith.
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Replying to @gorskon @AcornFrances and
Do you think no one should go on Fox News? If you have a position that you believe is honestly arrived at, and in the public interest ...
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Fox News is propaganda. Unless you're going into the lion's den to try to counter the misinformation being promoted by the network (another thing whose value I question but can understand doing), no. You should never go on Fox News to assist its science denial.
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