Comment by ytoawwhra92

> This isn't a reasonable answer.

Sure it is. The world runs on human judgement. If you want me to rephrase I could say that the threshold for imperfection should reflect contemporary community standards, but Stewart's words are catchier.

> I think the restriction on medical advice/conclusion, that results in treatment, is very good, otherwise you end up with "Wow, look at these results! you'll have to buy my snake oil or you'll die!".

Some people would describe this as an infringement on their free speech and bodily autonomy.

Which is to say that I think you and I agree that people in general need the government to apply some degree of restriction to medicine, we just disagree about where the line is.

But I think if I asked you to describe to me exactly where the line is you'd ultimately end up at some incarnation of "I know it when I see it".

Which is fine. Even good, I think.

> I don't believe in reducing society to a level that completely protects the most stupid of us.

This seems at odds with what you said above. A non-stupid person would seek multiple consistent opinions before accepting medical treatment, after all.