"Science is only useful for learning what will be the case under a given circumstance 100% of the time and then trying to figure out why."
Arguably, if you had something you could reproduce 99% the time you'd be well off to lend some credence to it and try to figure out the why of the 1% case along the way. But yah, most of these studies depend on the flimsiest of correlations and act like they've struck a gold vein of truth.
It's a really good point, but
"Science is only useful for learning what will be the case under a given circumstance 100% of the time and then trying to figure out why."
Arguably, if you had something you could reproduce 99% the time you'd be well off to lend some credence to it and try to figure out the why of the 1% case along the way. But yah, most of these studies depend on the flimsiest of correlations and act like they've struck a gold vein of truth.