Dr.SleepRoch said:There is a difference between no evidence and evidence of no effect, and this subject is one where the two get swapped freely in both directions.
Agreed, and one caution: a single measurement is not a measurement. Anything that moves day to day needs a trend before it means anything at all.
MariaRD said:No disagreement, though the timescale matters more than the mechanism here.
Saving this. It is the first explanation that did not require me to already understand it. Taking it to my next appointment.
Dr.SleepRoch said:There is a difference between no evidence and evidence of no effect, and this subject is one where the two get swapped freely in both directions.
Filing a mild objection. Mild because I might be wrong; an objection because nobody has addressed the case that does not fit. Not convinced. The evidence being cited is consistent with the conclusion and also consistent with two other conclusions nobody has ruled out.
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Moderator note: leaving this open. It is being argued well and the disagreement is the useful part. No action needed from anybody.