OT: Do you think medical science is valid, or do you consult YouTube for medical advice?

   I have never seen anything on Youtube that needed to be there.  I do listen to music on Youtube though from time to time.

   People who do not communicate well in text are generally not sufficiently informed to comment on anything.  Most learning about the wide world depends primarily on well written text.  The notion that videos are the way to go now since computers came along is wrong.  The videos are made by people playing with computers but not understanding anything much at all.  The videos are a waste of bandwidth since a three minute video has no more information than the words could convey if well written, and would only take a few seconds to read.

   Wikipedia can be helpful in presenting the simple facts that are beyond challenge, but that of course does little to solve controversial issues.  Where Wikipedia does try to involve itself in controversy it is typically wrong.

   A very severe problem lately with trusting "medical science" is that quite much parades as science that is not.  How can anyone tell which is the real science and which is financially or politically motivated?  You can't unless you are a real scientist yourself.  Most people are not capable of science themselves and their notions of medical science and other science are quite obviously mistaken.  There is an assumption that somehow the TV will police the matter and ensure only "real" science gets attention.  The assumption is wrong.  The TV responds to large numbers of people, and if they are wrong then the TV is wrong too.

   So yes, it is important to trust "medical science" but no, that won't be easy lately.  There is far too much nonsense passing itself off as science.  Then too, it is important to remember that most medicine is not "science" in the sense of solid proofs.  Quite much must depend on statistical analysis and usually with insufficient and inaccurate surveys.  It is not "science" in the sense of ceteris paribus or holding all other factors constant in order to certainly identify one.  It is simply not possible to hold all other factors constant.  There is far too much room for lurking variables.

   If you do believe in "medical science" you can shut up now.  No one should care what you think about anything since it is obvious you are not scientists yourselves and not even capable of policing scientists.

   As I write this I am quite aware that it will be little help to the people who have the problem the worst since you do not trust me.