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[–]weavilsatemyface 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Not one person, and not just an opinion plucked from thin air, its an educated opinion based on facts and observations. Shitty papers and studies like the TOGETHER trial that support the drug cartels pass through peer review despite fatal flaws that invalidate the entire study; outright fraudulent studies by the cartels, like for Vioxx that killed many tens or even hundreds of thousands of Americans, have no trouble passing peer review.

But papers that contradict the cartels get rejected for no good reason, or get stuck in limbo for years waiting for the reviewers to actually review.

Remember that for almost the entire history of science, there was no such thing as peer review and there are no studies that prove that peer review results in better quality science. In fact, the opposite -- peer review makes science worse. See the above link for details.

[–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Any jackenape can throw unrelated word salad together and be believed

[–]weavilsatemyface 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Any jackenape can throw unrelated word salad together and be believed

I believe you!