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http://www.virology.ws/2017/05/15/t...mrc-affirms-full-support-for-libelous-esther/
Starting thread on this.
Starting thread on this.
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Holgate's letter has interesting wording. He seems to go out of his way to back Crawley but only by saying that her work is peer reviewed he doesn't seem to be able to bring himself to try to understand the criticisms or comment on them. I wonder if he is trying to leave himself room for deniability.
But it does suggest that the CMRC thinks good science is anything that gets past peer review.
From discussion in another thread:
They completey avoid addressing the concern raised by Tuller, and their defense of Crawley is entirely founded on processess rather than the deatils of her work or the claims she makes. It's exactly the sort of cowardly evasion of debate that has done so much to harm patients.
I could not respect anyone who agreed for that letter to be released. It's a disgrace, and makes it difficult to see how anyone could defend the CMRC at this point.
Well it's time that nonsense stopped.but rather suggests support for friends when they know that they don't deserve it.
Bristol university put up a similar defense of one of the trials when people complained. What strikes me is that it is less than a glowing endorsement but rather suggests support for friends when they know that they don't deserve it.
The psychs haven't had enough chances to botch it?Personal view: Need to focus on the cross-disciplinary science that people with CFS/ME desperately need. All else is secondary. End of.— Chris P Ponting (@CGATist) May 15, 2017
Personal view: Need to focus on the cross-disciplinary science that people with CFS/ME desperately need. All else is secondary. End of.
Penny's just dropped that 'cross-disciplinary' may be MEGA-speak for 'bio-psycho-social'.