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by dejb
6145 days ago
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In the absence of solid evidence, metaphorical reasoning is a valid technique to use to explore the possibilities. > Why not claim that USDA approved organic food is the "white rice" of our times? Why not indeed. It could be true. How does one work out the a priori likelihood of this being true to know whether it is worth looking into further? Metaphors might be one valid method. I can see an argument that some pesticides actually enhance human health. An analogue here would be the decline in iodine levels in milk when farmers stopped using iodophors. http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/184_06_200306/letters_20... I'm not saying I think the proposition is likely to be true but I wouldn't dismiss it out of hand and I wouldn't assume you are being unscientific for proposing it without proof. |
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