ChrisHallquist comments on Critiquing Gary Taubes, Part 3: Did the US Government Give Us Absurd Advice About Sugar? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ChrisHallquist 28 December 2013 12:07:39AM 3 points [-]

You're right that there's some resemblance. In fact, I considered calling this "Beware Gary Taubes." What stopped me? The fact that frankly, I think Taubes is a lot less subtle than Gould. Portraying "low fat" advice as saying eating less fat is a sufficient condition for losing weight is more akin to the creationist portrayal of evolution as saying humans popped into existence by chance.

Comment author: katydee 28 December 2013 06:14:24AM *  0 points [-]

Why is this comment being downvoted so heavily?

(NOTE: parent comment was at -3 when I posted this)

Comment author: hyporational 28 December 2013 06:58:18AM 2 points [-]

It seems some topics prompt us to vote for truth status. I wonder if reality will bend to our collective beliefs some day.