<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Dr. Gott slaps down an altie</title> <atom:link href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/11/dr-gott-slaps-down-altie.html/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/11/dr-gott-slaps-down-altie.html</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:18:00 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" /> <item><title>By: Gasman</title><link>http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/11/dr-gott-slaps-down-altie.html#comment-68666</link> <dc:creator>Gasman</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 20:27:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/11/dr-gott-slaps-down-an-altie.html#comment-68666</guid> <description>Alties are like the anti-vaccine nuts:  they begin with a fixed conclusion, then cast about for things to support their notions.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Exactly the opposite of the scientific approach, which is to propose a testable hypothesis, then set about testing validity.  If the initial work is flawed by bias, then peers reviewing the work will be only too happy to point out the errors and provide the reproducible evidence to refute the claims.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Alties assume that natural is better and no evidence (belladonna, botulinum, digitalis, willow bark, etc.) to the contrary could convince them that many natural compounds have both benefit and harm, and some (tetrodatoxin) only  have harm.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Alties are like the anti-vaccine nuts:  they begin with a fixed conclusion, then cast about for things to support their notions.</p><p>Exactly the opposite of the scientific approach, which is to propose a testable hypothesis, then set about testing validity.  If the initial work is flawed by bias, then peers reviewing the work will be only too happy to point out the errors and provide the reproducible evidence to refute the claims.</p><p>Alties assume that natural is better and no evidence (belladonna, botulinum, digitalis, willow bark, etc.) to the contrary could convince them that many natural compounds have both benefit and harm, and some (tetrodatoxin) only  have harm.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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