Posted by seldomseen on January 14, 2009, at 18:13:19
In reply to How much do we really know to say that we know?, posted by SLS on January 14, 2009, at 10:44:23
Maybe I'm wrong, but I think what you are getting at is the difference between knowledge and wisdom.
Neuroscientists know a lot, we know a lot, the internet has a lot of information. I'm not sure, as patients, we should be seeking more knowledge.
I think we should be seeking wisdom.
I think what certain neuroscientists/physicians/experienced patients have is the ability to synthesize tons of information and sort out what has merit and what does not.
Personally, I'm not an anecdotal person, but a well-documented case history or report can have merit. So can a case series. But there is the unavoidable fact of regression to the mean.
I will reveal here that I am a scientist, though not in the field of psychiatry. I can say with absolute certainty that the most highly educated, impeccably trained scientists will freely admit that they don't know much, only as much as their next study.
Seldom.
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