"Arguments are soldiers. Once you know which side you're on, you must support all arguments of that side, and attack all arguments that appear to favor the enemy side; otherwise it's like stabbing your soldiers in the back - providing aid and comfort to the enemy. People who would be level-headed about evenhandedly weighing all sides of an issue in their professional life as scientists, can suddenly turn into slogan-chanting zombies when there's a Blue or Green position on an issue."
Carry on with the discussion, but I was just in England last month, and "A study showed that the UK's poor is healthier than the US's richest and pay less for the privilege" is... ridiculous, mate. The poorest Englanders are wrecked up on cigarettes and liquor never leaves their blood supply, they're way overweight and suffer from the high prices of fresh produce due to the fact the UK is an island and they have to import so much stuff, and they suffer from the lack of sun. I'm in Bel Air, Los Angeles right now, and I assure you people are healthier here.
As for the HMS - most English people I know are split on it. Some think it works okay, some think it's a joke. Everyone has some complaints and ideas on how it could be better, and most people use it and are relatively healthy by historical standards.
http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/02/politics_is_the.html
"Arguments are soldiers. Once you know which side you're on, you must support all arguments of that side, and attack all arguments that appear to favor the enemy side; otherwise it's like stabbing your soldiers in the back - providing aid and comfort to the enemy. People who would be level-headed about evenhandedly weighing all sides of an issue in their professional life as scientists, can suddenly turn into slogan-chanting zombies when there's a Blue or Green position on an issue."
Carry on with the discussion, but I was just in England last month, and "A study showed that the UK's poor is healthier than the US's richest and pay less for the privilege" is... ridiculous, mate. The poorest Englanders are wrecked up on cigarettes and liquor never leaves their blood supply, they're way overweight and suffer from the high prices of fresh produce due to the fact the UK is an island and they have to import so much stuff, and they suffer from the lack of sun. I'm in Bel Air, Los Angeles right now, and I assure you people are healthier here.
As for the HMS - most English people I know are split on it. Some think it works okay, some think it's a joke. Everyone has some complaints and ideas on how it could be better, and most people use it and are relatively healthy by historical standards.