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I'm not trying to be argumenative but I'm going to have to say that study is a little off base. And one must remember that Science doesn't prove it only disproves. It might have disproved the fact that working 48+ hrs a week is good for you. But it can't prove that it's actually harmful, that study doesn't show what else these people did. Whether the person who worked 48+ hrs a week went home, downed a fifth of scotch, picked up a guitar and played in the clubs all night, or if that guy went home, had dinner and went to bed. The basic premise is that science can only disprove theories. It can't prove them because there are just too many variables and environmental conditions. You can tell if it was a serious scientific study if it is worded like a News Paper ( not the enquirer! ). Newspapers say, "Man allegedly killed his wife." They never say, "MAN KILLED WIFE!" Even if the man is found guilty by a court of law 100 times over, "Man found guilty of allegedly killing his wife." Again, I wasn't trying to be argumentative, I just wanted to say that. Too often, "scientific studies" ( and I use the term lightly ) are not as well thought out as they should me.

I'd like it stated that this is my opinion, if you don't agree, please reply and tell me your veiws, but I'm not interested in starting a fight/flame war/pizza party/whatever.

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by nuance (Hermit) on Aug 04, 2000 at 01:25 UTC
    I'm not interested in a flame war either (yea! something we agree on :-)). I'm aware that science can't actually prove anything, but that's usually not a good reason for rejecting the results of scientific studies. Yes take them with a pinch of salt, but I'm inclined to believe this one.

    The group of people who consistently work long hours are also the group of people who are prone to ill health. There may well be other factors involved - feel free to take the chance if you want to :-)

    Nuance

      I don't disbelieve scientific studies, just that for me to actually believe a scientific study I have to see the write ups and decide for myself. A lot of scientific studies are done by magazines, people who don't really take pride in their art and they look for the provocative truth.

      I do however, work a 50+ hr week, and I'm only 20 years old. I work as a programmer and system admin on my breaks from University! I do it because I generally enjoy the work ( except when some asshole ex Navy Admiral gets on my case because his computer can't do everything he wants ) and yea, I end up pretty tired most days ( in at 7:30 and out at 5:30 ) but it's a job, and I do take pride in it.
      Heck, I'd love to work for more pay, and only work 40- hours a week, and I probably will be able to once I graduate. I'm in D.C. the market is wide open here.

      Macphisto
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