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Wessely is a sophist par excellence.

English waffle? :whistle:

He is a master at framing and misdirection. It is his core tactic.

Thank you, Pineapple Fund person. :) :hug: :heart:

Respiration, a predictor of long-term mortality. :dead:

So much said by a single word.

The power of propaganda and self-interest.

Just one yuuuuuuge expensive fustercluck.

"independent" :rolleyes:

The CFQ is suitable for nothing more than a cautionary example to medical students of a meaningless 'measure'.

How is this not fraud?

You seem like some kind of troublemaker. :thumbup:

Is there any position of influence in this field, in the UK, that Wessely has not held in his career? How many fingers in how many pies is safe?

Repeatedly using a dodgy methodology somehow transforms it into a reliable one?

Same is happening here in Australia.

It is a deliberate cull. They know exactly what they are doing and the consequences. That is why they do it. They really are monsters.

I think this is an important point to get across, that all this is deliberate.

Though, to be honest, I think that is more of an excuse to not use objective measures, than a genuine limitation. Even if it is entirely subjective, it still has objectively measurable consequences, e.g. for employment and physical capacity. Once again (bold mine): If Wessely and Chalder...

And a big thanks to the likes of Rupert Murdoch, and the Daily Mail, for their part in that.

Exactly. They can't have it both ways. Their legitimacy and claim to authority and resources must be proportional to the quality of their methodology. It can't be any other way. It may not be their fault that they run into inherent methodological limitations. But they then have to accept that...