Frazz by Jef Mallett for September 15, 2014
Transcript:
Caulfield: This professor-type says if trends continue, 100% of Americans will be overweight by 2040. I don't believe that. Frazz: I'm skeptical of any projection with the words "if" or "100%." Caulfield: I mean, come on. A lot of them will be dead by then.
Too much science is done in the subjunctive mood nowadays. If, perhaps, possibly, maybe … Beware of so-called science that relies on these.