alt Hacker News>This argument is so silly against reality, and already, almost nobody understands the things they put in their body to any significant degree, beyond the effect produced.
he isnt saying that person who puts stuff into their body should understand it
it is that someone (expert) should understand it to the point he can vouch for it
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quickthrowman • today at 3:25 PM
Nobody understands the mechanism behind general anesthesia, yet there’s a medical speciality dedicated to practicing it and it’s done every single day for a wide variety of procedures. We have figured out how to use general anesthesia in a relatively safe way, but nobody understands why it works.
kyawzazaw • today at 3:20 PM
Doctors prescribe accutane
False. Experts don’t understand many drugs and still prescribe it. And it’s a good thing.