Typically the conversations are downvoted based on the actual expressed claims
My limited experience—that is, actual empirical data available to me—suggests this is not the case when the topic is CICO.
Most people who make thermodynamics references do in fact say stupid things out of ignorance.
Most people who mention dieting or human metabolism do in fact say stupid things out of ignorance.
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My limited experience—that is, actual empirical data available to me—suggests this is not the case when the topic is CICO.
Most people who mention dieting or human metabolism do in fact say stupid things out of ignorance.