Are there even statistically significant numbers of people who drink moderately as a health measure (who would be the target of Stockwell’s evangelism)? I’m sure there are people who *say* that but I doubt their sincerity. It’s grist to the mill of regulating individual behaviour and my own view is that we should do less of that, not more. In principle, in so many areas of life, freedom is a good thing, both transactionally and in the abstract. It is A Good Thing to be free.
Great piece Chris. This winnowing of meta studies to filter out studies which can be interpreted as “ researcher values confounding”,, is the weapon many lobby bought researchers use to promote the public health credo. The dishonesty shows that it’s about following “our science” not the science. Now off to the pub.
Are there even statistically significant numbers of people who drink moderately as a health measure (who would be the target of Stockwell’s evangelism)? I’m sure there are people who *say* that but I doubt their sincerity. It’s grist to the mill of regulating individual behaviour and my own view is that we should do less of that, not more. In principle, in so many areas of life, freedom is a good thing, both transactionally and in the abstract. It is A Good Thing to be free.
Great piece Chris. This winnowing of meta studies to filter out studies which can be interpreted as “ researcher values confounding”,, is the weapon many lobby bought researchers use to promote the public health credo. The dishonesty shows that it’s about following “our science” not the science. Now off to the pub.