Dr.LeslieOBGYN said:If two explanations both fit, the useful question is which one predicts something the other does not.
This matches mine closely enough to be worth saying so out loud. The detail I would add is minor and it is already implied above.
PeptideChemSF said:Practical: whatever you change, write down the date and the reason.
Agreed, with the usual condition: that holds for the average and this board is a collection of individuals. A population claim and a personal prediction are different things and get quoted interchangeably.
PeptideChemSF said:Practical: whatever you change, write down the date and the reason.
Bookmarking. The distinction being drawn above is the one nobody else makes. I will report back once I have actually tried it.
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Shop Reference StandardsAdding the clinical framing, because it changes how the question reads. The mechanism and the magnitude are separate questions. Agreeing that something happens says nothing about whether it happens enough to act on.