[the6thwonder]

> avoid personal anecdote, they have little value compared to what a doctor says.

Doctors are like engineers. There is a body of science and research for their field. They were once trained on part of it. But day to day each individual doctor is a practitioners. What they say is often just their own anecdotes. Research on a topic may exist but it's up to personal interest and work style whether they read it.

[jokoon]

Doctors are not like engineers.

Human health and biology is far more complex and tricky that whatever engineers deal with.

[the6thwonder]

I agree with that difference, but it's not relevant to the comment I made.