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In response to comment by reg on Practical Advice Backed By Deep Theories

Comment author: HCE 28 April 2009 06:38:01AM * 0 points [-]

watching life-sized talking heads in the morning is roberts' way of lifting his spirits, not his cure for insomnia.

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In response to comment by HCE on Practical Advice Backed By Deep Theories

Comment author: reg 28 April 2009 10:12:32AM 3 points [-]

ok, but it's still merely a 'just-so' story with no worthwhile evidence behind it.

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In response to Practical Advice Backed By Deep Theories

Comment author: reg 27 April 2009 03:09:30PM 1 point [-]

"Roberts knew the experimental science that let him interpret what he was seeing, in terms of deep factors that actually did exist."

As these the same kinds of deep factors that show that watching talking heads on TV in the morning will cure insomnia because "Anthropological research suggests that early humans had lots of face-to-face contact every morning "? - Roberts' solution for insomnia as described in NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/11/magazine/11FREAK.html

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In response to The Unfinished Mystery of the Shangri-La Diet

Comment author: reg 27 April 2009 01:02:38PM * 12 points [-]

So you have a theory personally developed and promoted by an enthusiastic individual, a whole slew of positival anecdotal evidence, but no actual proper experimental verification. Sound much like - ooh any complementary or alternative medical treatment you'd care to mention? Are you sure you're being fully rational here?