ShannonFriedman comments on Belief Chains - Less Wrong

9 Post author: ShannonFriedman 15 November 2014 11:09AM

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Comment author: ChristianKl 15 November 2014 05:07:29PM 6 points [-]

The FDA does extensive research

In most cases it doesn't. In most cases the FDA tells companies to do research and then show the FDA the results of that research so that the FDA approves the product.

Comment author: ShannonFriedman 15 November 2014 08:55:00PM *  1 point [-]

Okay, so FDA is one step removed, and is reviewing the research rather than doing it themselves.

Comment author: ChristianKl 15 November 2014 09:02:13PM 5 points [-]

To be fair, you simply spoke about the cluster of beliefs that many people have and many people probably do believe that the FDA does extensive research on their own.

Issues like the fraud at Ranbaxy aren't well known.