also: My Carb Sane-Asylum: Science for Smart People
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Extract:
I don't know how many of my readers share this impression I have of the low carb online community on the whole, but here it is. To me it seems this community has fallen victim to the same kind of group-think many have long decried, hanging out at sites where non-believers are turned away. No differing opinions allowed in such echo chambers.
The result of which is that we see the sort of repetition of catch phrases that would make a political party proud. You know what I'm talking about ... when the various mouthpieces making the rounds of the Sunday shows, morning shows and various cable and talk radio shows all seem to have the same speech patterns.
Folks, if we want to advance the "high mindedness" of science of carbohydrate-restricted nutrition and/or promote the healthfulness, or at least dispel the paradigm of the unhealthfulness of high fat diets, it's going to require some genuine discussion on the science. This includes dissenting opinions and challenging one's own biases. For your individual learning, I hope you'll continue to read this blog (shameless self-promotion). But I encourage you to read a variety of sources and not just confine yourself to those low carb echo chambers where 90% of the comments are "great post", "you're da bomb", and such. I'd be a liar if I didn't say that when I get such posts here they make me smile and boost the ego. But I do enjoy when those who find this blog from "enemy camps" challenge me and I encourage more (keep it respectful please) rather than less of this type of discourse. (Apparently some other bloggers aren't so keen on having such discussions)
