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johnlawrenceaspden comments on The Thyroid Madness : Core Argument, Evidence, Probabilities and Predictions - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Strangeattractor 14 March 2016 11:06:58PM 1 point [-]

in order that someone with real expertise in this area takes this idea seriously enough to have a go at refuting it?

What would it look like if someone did take the idea seriously? What do you want to happen?

EITHER (2.1) CFS/FMS/Hypothyroidism are extremely similar diseases which are nevertheless differently caused. OR (2.2) The blood test is failing to detect many cases of Hypothyroidism.

I don't think 2.1 and 2.2 are mutually exclusive. Both could be true.

Comment author: johnlawrenceaspden 15 March 2016 12:45:10AM *  1 point [-]

I don't think 2.1 and 2.2 are mutually exclusive. Both could be true.

Agreed, thank you. I guess I should drop the word 'either'? But then it doesn't read quite right as english, even though it's better logically.

Anyway, in that case we'd have some 'genuine' CFS and some 'type 2 endocrine mistaken for CFS'. And of course there'll probably be a few 'type 1 hypothyroidism carelessly mistaken for CFS' in there as well.

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