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by tempmac 968 days ago
> didn't indulge in fake cures.

maybe he WAS afraid of death, but didn't trust the modern stat-based medical methods?

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maybe so. 2010 was a different time and science still had a positive reputation.

the quality of evidence required, to culturally settle an argument or otherwise allow for positive action, has dropped off a cliff.

evidence my older brother would scoff at, is coming out of trained professionals' mouths.

the justification for big risks on little evidence flows waaay too easily lately.