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No, its not that the report is simply believed and all evidence to the contrary ignored...its that the "evidence" is not convincing when taken as a whole.
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How is the evidence not convincing? The way the two towers fell is already enough evidence for controlled demolition.
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This is only true in some cases. Especially when a topic is politically sensitive or corporate interests are at stake science is often abandoned for pseudo-science. This is especially the case in social sciences, but also in engineering.
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The most typical examples :
- Any study that disagrees with the claim that Hitler was responsible for genocide
- Any study that disagrees with the claim that all races are equal
- Any research that can replace fossil fuel entirely
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I will agree that the hyperbole over the current H1N1 virus is a bit overdone. Never the less, H1N1 does in fact kill, and those at the most risk should probably get the vaccine, whether or not you believe in herd immunity.
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To my knowledge, there are still less H1N1 deaths than the annual deaths from ordinary flu.
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As somone who volunteers for the Race for the Cure every year, I can tell you though that if it wasnt for chemotherapy, most of the women there would not be alive today. Yes it sucks, but so does dying.
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I'm not convinced that chemo is more effective than eg.
Royal Rife's approach.
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I would agree to a point, but you would still be plugging in possibly erroneous assumptions that could lead to inaccurate data at the end.
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The same is true for any scientific hypothesis that hasn't been proven yet.