On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 06:23:09 -0500, Keith Thomas <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >It will be easy to criticize aspects of the article from the level of personal anecdote or armchair >speculation, but Loren has set the bar high by relying thoughout on peer- reviewed literature, so >let's confine our criticisms to those we can substantiate with peer- reviewed references ourselves. > >Keith Doesn't the quality of peer-reviewed literature all too often depend upon who those peers are and what their biases may be? I'm not saying that peer- reviewed literature is always suspect or worthless -- but I am saying that peer-reviewed literature is no guarantee of "setting the bar high." There is tremendous politics involved regarding which studies get funded and which articles get published.