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skeptical_lurker comments on What supplements do you take, if any? - Less Wrong Discussion

13 Post author: NancyLebovitz 23 October 2014 12:36PM

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Comment author: skeptical_lurker 26 October 2014 11:01:09PM 0 points [-]

Things being odd certainly should lead to updating models, however, unless the models are perfect, things may continue to be odd.

Comment author: ChristianKl 27 October 2014 03:20:03PM 0 points [-]

unless the models are perfect

In cases like this your models likely aren't build on peer reviewed research about the behavior of health freaks. Humans are very often overconfident. There no good reason to assume that your model is perfect.