The Complex Nature of Knowledge

These three aphorisms describe the conundrum of knowledge—it clearly is not a straightforward concept. Nevertheless, the medical enterprise has invented a stamp of ‘unquestionable knowledge’, namely that based on evidence, and in particular that one derived from the randomised controlled trial and/or meta-analysis.

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