tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277984098153355193.post1403654511872749554..comments2023-10-26T10:01:59.428-05:00Comments on Bioethics: Is Dr. Oz Doing More Harm Than Good?Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277984098153355193.post-16786327681831131342013-02-06T14:15:15.456-06:002013-02-06T14:15:15.456-06:00Statistics should not be equated with scientific l...Statistics should not be equated with scientific laws; it is not subject to the empirical rules that guide laws, it doesn't undergo a hypothesis stage, a theory test, and validation into law. Statistics is simply the restatement of "a lot of so and so" to "approximately this much". Both statements are relative and you can't look for absolutes in relative matters. I agree with Dr. Oz; medicine is a religious experience as much it is a scientific inquiry, for support of that I point to the field of Osteopathic Medicine, which is holistic at its core.<br /><br />"There are three kinds of lies: white lies, black lies, and statistics"<br />Mark Twain, paraphrased.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13914917050667532370noreply@blogger.com