Back to episode — Episode 1511 Scott Adams - Imaginary Whips, Who Started the Simulation, Alcohol is Poison
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ing. It was probably just a bunch of people who realized it worked and so they did it. But you don't realize the pernicious effect of alcohol in the whole history of humankind. It's a way bigger deal than I think we appreciate, how much alcohol and even poppies and stuff have changed civilization. And so this conversation caused at least one person to find a study that suggests that moderate drink…
← Previous segment →ealth, do they show the causation? In the comments, do you believe that there's any science that demonstrates causation, not just correlation? Because the correlation I think is pretty well established. Moderate drinkers are healthier. I think that might actually be true. But do you believe that science in any study has established that it's a cause? Nope. Even, I see somebody refer to resveratrol or whatever it is, the chemistry that's in wine. Yes, that has been shown to have a healthy benefit, that one chemical. But there's so little of it in the amount that you drink that it wouldn't have any effect. Even the science doesn't claim that drinking would give you that effect. Extreme moderation is good.
Alien Baby says, "I funded a study proving that giving to your husband extends your life, your wife's life and the husband's." I feel like that's science. I'm a little skeptical about this alcohol stuff but this study, now that's something I can believe. So here's my prediction. Are you ready? Contrary prediction. Someday you will learn that alcohol in moderation is not good for you and then it never was. And there was always, here's the reason that you should expect studies would show a strong correlation between moderate drinking and healthiness. Because the people who are capable of moderate drinking are all healthier and they're the ones who have friends, they socialize. Tha
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t's what the moderate drinking is, socializing with their friends. These things are all correlated with good health. So yes of course it's correlated but there's no evidence of causation. And I don't even think there's any reason to believe there would be. So someday you will see that this prediction will come true. That that was always, always that alcohol is poison and it's just poison and it's…
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