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Never heard Ancel Keys FINALLY confessed to his scientific fraud that was adopted around the world. Would like to see that, if you have the citation handy. Before the medical community wakes up to Key's fraud, that evil ******* has likely cause families worldwide more misery and end up killing more people than Hitler, Stalin, and Mao COMBINED. Not to mention the research $$$ siphoned off from cancer research to solve/fight diabetes and obesity. |
ChewChewTrain: To address a number of your statements...
_____ re Evil Ancel -- Keys was well-intentioned. His motives were pure, in that he really believed he was right, and that he was using his influence to help Mankind. He truly, deeply believed that, with unwavering conviction, and without malicious intent. That's what motivated him to "clean up" (AKA "fudge" and "cherry pick") data that supported his beliefs, and to dismiss the data that didn't as being "obviously wrong or tainted." There are many examples of similarly well-intentioned people who believe, with absolute conviction, that they are factually correct. Examples include:
re Citations and Quotes -- A mountain of research supports what I'm about to say: Humans rarely change their mind based on the available facts. If this were not so, then humans would almost always be right, and there would be very little disagreement about "what is" and its nature. Each human has a unique thought system (beliefs, opinions, assumptions, expectations, and understandings). This thought system determines what one can perceive -- it filters out that which is too alien. It places its own meaning on what it does perceive (i.e., it interprets it, and determines what "it means"). We see this when people holding opposing views point to the same data to support their beliefs. A thought system readily discards information that does not support its internal works, and readily embraces information that it interprets does support itself (AKA "Confirmation bias" and similar phenomenon). This is well known, and well documented. That's why I typically walk away from arguments. The arguer is not seeking information. They're not challenging their assumptions and beliefs. They're not seeking contrary truths. They're asserting why they're right, and even more so, they do so because it's important for them to be seen as correct, and for others to embrace their beliefs. In other words, humans argue to influence and to get their way; not to learn. Again, this is well known, well documented, well understood. I mention this because in the past, I used to busy myself providing proof to others, trying to "help others see the errors of their ways", etc. Some of the valuable lessons I have learned in life:
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Many that had met and worked with Ancel Keys agree that Keys was egotistical (defending his fraud science) and bullied others that did NOT agree. Keys got onto the Heart Association Board of Directors, I recall, and THAT became his bully platform. Any researcher that disagreed was an outcast and did not get any research grants to prove Keys wrong. Ancel Key's actions are totally indefensible. |
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Don't make the mistake in (mis)understanding that being well-intentioned means being kind, gentle, loving, embracing self-determination for all, etc. It just means lack of malicious intent; having only positive intentions. That does not make it "excusable" or "okay." |
Steve, your other Key defenses are off point.
If Keys had been honest from the start, you wouldn't have to bring up those other defenses for his behavior. |
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You cannot see how someone can mean no harm, believe they're doing good for others (i.e., "good intentions"), and yet go about it using unkind, dishonest tactics, and in the end, cause great harm, even though they had not intended to (i.e., "good intentions"). When you're hell-bent on vilification, blame, and contempt, it's inconceivable that the target of these things can be seen as a human who was trying to do good, but messed up, big-time. |
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Has anyone seen a Kia Niro in person? I saw my first one driving today and it looked like a small hatch, smaller than I thought. Looked pretty neat.
Article talks about this: QOTD: What is a Crossover? |
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Well this impressed me, for being a gas guzzler. I filled up a new tank, reset, got on a local congested road (avg mpg was in the teens around here), then merged onto the freeway to drive almost 30 miles just to see what I would get for highway alone. Traveling at 75 mph most of the time and sometimes a medium distance behind cars. I get pretty much the same readout on my mpg (vacuum) gauge at 55 mph and 75 mph. Peak torque is at 2750 rpm, which is about 75 mph. I read on the forums that 70-75 mph is a sweet spot for these cars in terms of efficiency and speed. Range was showing 447 miles LOL. Can't wait to go on a road trip in this.
https://i.imgur.com/tnK2852.jpg What do you guys typically get for highway alone? Relevant topic of interest: Steady State Speed vs Fuel Economy results https://www.cleanmpg.com/community/in...threads/49683/ |
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