Originally Posted by
carleton
I'm not saying you or your wife are wrong. I'm just asking you to prove it...or at least offer some sort of evidence to support your assertion.
Originally Posted by
kings run east
I'm just suggesting there is a large body of work that suggests that the opinion stated above isn't necessarily Monsanto propaganda.
I'm not asserting anything. In fact, I'm trying to suggest that nutrition is actually an area that has resisted "proof" in the same way we think about other problems.
Originally Posted by
carleton
Testing isn't a form of knowledge. Testing refers to an experiment.
An experiment conducted in the modern scientific method, or a technique which is a hallmark of that specific form of knowledge.
Originally Posted by
carleton
On a related note, my friend said that if you step on a crack you break your mother's back. I haven't stepped on a crack since I heard that...and my mom didn't die of a broken back.
I don't think that's related. However, modern science's inability to explain why ayurvedic diets work or even the benefits of acupuncture might be more relevant here...
