Just just because there are flaws in aircraft design that doesn't mean flying carpets exist.

I agree, the world would be a better place if doctors were less enthusiastic about adopting very new drugs.

You cannot reason people out of a position that they did not reason themselves into.

In the past, [medicalization]has been portrayed as something that doctors inflict on a passive and un-suspecting world - an expansion of the Medical Empire. But in reality, it seems that these reductionist bio-medical stories can appeal to us all, because complex problems often have depressingly-complex causes, and the solutions can be taxing, and unsatisfactory.

Doctors and patients need as much data as possible to make an informed decision about what treatment is best.

Real science is all about critically appraising the evidence for somebody else's position.

I spend a lot of time talking to people who disagree with me - I would go so far as to say that it's my favourite leisure activity.