Gerhard,
Good point, and accurate criticism. I was just trying to suggest that
their interests going into the study were to prove that this technology
would be a success, but findings showed quite the opposite.
As Ryan's suggested though, I think it's time to end this conversation...
Back to more interesting topics.
--Philip
At 04:56 PM 2/17/2004 +0900, you wrote:
> > Since the research that I was quoting was funded by a very large
> > multinational organization, I thought it might offer some useful
> > insights.
>
>The fact that this research is funded by a very large
>multinational does not necessarily mean that the
>research is more objective :)
>
>Just imagine:
>
>a very large multinational sugar company commissioning
>research on the health effects of sugar, versus
>a very large multinational health insurance company
>commissioning the same research...
>
>Gerhard
>
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