Norwegian journal for journalists covers the ME debate

Just reminds me of basically any election-cycle anywhere. It doesn't matter if you're right or wrong, it matters if you can bullshit enough people into backing you. The "debate" around ME has basically been politics, the round table, the back channel bartering with NICE, ZonMw etc. While actual researchers quietly go about their business and post results whether they be positive or negative.

 

I had kind of forgotten about it, but no clearer example of how utterly useless debate is with people whose only aim is to continue debating with nothing ever being resolved.

They had a formal debate and people were confused as to what the issues even are, because the underlying arguments can't be voiced as is. They really only want freewheeling debate that can go on indefinitely and where nothing is formal. A TV debate with an audience that can clap and laugh, not an academic one where substance matters.

 

It is what they are trained in offcourse.