obsidian/🛡️ Debate/Moderation/Matt Nagra vs Marek Doyle.md

Proposition

"You can't infer cause and effect from epidemiology"

Notes

Marek's goalpost:

• sub-stratification
• departing from usual reporting systems (e.g., averages)

Marek's criteria for causal inference:

• Consistency: "epi on red meat and cvd is consistent above >100g/day."
• Strength of association: "the SoA is comparable between red meat and light smoking."
• Specificity: ""

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