brazil84 comments on Critiquing Gary Taubes, Part 2: Atkins Redux - Less Wrong

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Comment author: brazil84 31 December 2013 07:09:30PM 1 point [-]

So that doesn't seem to be a good guide to who is correct when you're within the controversy.

I agree 100%. And in fact (well at least in my opinion) there are basically no shortcuts to determining who is correct. Because once a shortcut is announced, the fellow who is in the wrong will attempt to twist things to make the shortcut appear to favor him.

Nevertheless, Sailer's theory may be correct.