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Originally Posted by A.DIM
Regardless of what we think, whether it's "sloppy journalism, bad science," unsurprising by association, or doubtful for lack of more evidence, the paper appears to have been accepted for publication in a peer reviewed journal.
Which begs the question: If such skeptical reviews were of any weight, is the international peer review process flawed?
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Peer review is opinion; educated opinion, yes, but still hardly infallible. That's why one never relies on only one, or even a few, papers, tests, or experiments; it's the total weight of evidence that matters in the end.
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