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How To Not Get Tricked by the Internet (Patreon)

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2019-10-25 14:00:03
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How do avoid being tricked by false claims and dubious research on the internet? Dr. Kirk and Humberto explore this question.


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October 25, 2019.


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This content is for educational and informational purposes only. Although Kirk Honda is a licensed marriage and family therapist, this content is not a replacement for proper mental health treatment. Always seek the advice of your mental health provider regarding any questions or concerns you have about your mental health needs.

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Anonymous

There’s a key factor missing here: “Follow the money.” Who’s paying for the site? Who’s paying the person to create the professional videos, etc.? Kirk is right that a site that claims to be reviewing lots of research is really only one voice, with whatever biases that voice has. That includes Humberto’s NutritionFacts. There are some easy ways to check which way a nutrition site is biased. One is with coconut oil. Most holistic practitioners (western medicine, Chinese medicine, etc.) are now strong supporters of coconut oil, and see that as much healthier than canola oil, for example. Industry doesn’t like that. Why? Well, one factor is where is coconut oil produced? Tropical countries. Indonesia. The Philippines. Where is canola oil produced? Right here. Looking through NutritionFacts it’s clear he’s presenting a particular biased perspective, disguised as objective. Now holistic medicine is also a biased perspective. What I look for are people who acknowledge multiple sides of an issue, rather than pushing for one. So who is paying for NutritionFacts, really? People don’t realize, for example, that the American Medical Association, the American Dental Association, the American Heart Association, etc. are trade organizations, designed to promote the profession who pays the bill. The public thinks they’re nonprofits whose mission is to serve the public. They’re not. Their recommendations are biased towards the profession who is paying for them to exist. Follow the money.

Anonymous

My favorite example about Kirk's first point is Aristotle thought that the ancient greeks had figured out almost everything about the world and all that was left to know was busy work type things.

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(I keep submitting comments when I'm trying to make a new paragraph sorry) also, while scientific evidence is good and understanding how to understand studies leads to more justified beliefs concerning scientific subjects, I think critical thinking is something above just understanding empiric knowledge. And, dietary studies are particularly difficult because its so hard to control for the variables and usually edge cases make bad law... If I were trying to build my critical thinking muscle, then I would look at some fun, easy to understand philosophy problem without an obvious answer like should you enter the experience machine. because this lets you take a hypothetical look at and practice understanding reasonable points of view and how they compare and critique each other. But, I'm biased towards philosophy, you can do this with any academic subject except like business.