Penlan's Journal, 22 January 2016

I question.
Why? (rofl) there I go again...
Because I need to know.
Even if something makes sense to me and seems clear, I approach it with a questioning mind.
I like to know for myself what works and what doesn't.
I go at theories like a terrier going after a rat, apparently.
If I can't disprove them, they could well be right.
That's not the same as saying they are right.
I am always open to new theories and new ways of looking at established theories.
Just because a theory or idea hasn't been disproved, it doesn't mean it is correct, it could equally mean the right questions haven't been asked so to do.

If nobody asked questions, the world would still be flat.
The sun would still travel round the earth.
Lots more examples of what could have been had no questions been asked...

What happened when the ADA didn't ask questions and took what Ancel Keyes said verbatim?
What happened a stage earlier when Ancel Keyes didn't ask questions?

The other side... What happened when sticklers like me did ask questions? Those such as Gary Taubes, Stephen Phinney, Jeff Volek, Peter Attia, Zoe Harcombe and a raft of others.

I relate to those last names. Like me, they question. They do not presume. They go at a theory and try their hardest to disprove it. If they can't, it has a chance of holding, but even then they have the humility to accept that they have missed something, or not asked the right questions. They are prepared to change their mind in the face of new evidence instead of hanging on to bad theory. That's what I do, in everything I do, always have, and always will.

There's a huge difference between those of us who question, and those who get hold of unsubstantiated information, untested ideas and perpetuate them without first checking and double checking the information as far as they can.

Ok, I am jeered at and called a geek and called other abusive terms. I am big enough to handle it. I don't need to resort to bullying. The bullies just end up being the fools. I am firm in my approach and have nothing to hide. I am prepared to put the work in to get to the bottom of a quandary or question. It's not the easy option, believe me, but it is, I believe, the right one. No amount of bullying and name calling will change that.

Here's a theory. Those who are intimidated when questions are asked of them are usually not secure in their 'knowledge'. Why would anyone take that 'knowledge/information' with anything other than scepticism? I know I don't.

Questioning is good. It's how we learn. It's how we advance. It's how great discoveries are made.

Question everything. Presume nothing.

154.1 lb Lost so far: 5.5 lb.    Still to go: 10.8 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.

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1371 kcal

Fat: 102.76g | Prot: 80.04g | Carb: 43.65g.   Breakfast: Italian Black Olived in Brine, Cauldron Original Tofu, Egg, Chinese Cabbage, Garlic, Organic Chestnut Mushrooms, Co-Op Celery, Aubergine, Yeo Valley Butter, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Ginger, Organic Walnut Halves. Lunch: Infinity Foods Organic Almonds, Co-Op Celery, Tesco Finest Sweet Pointed Ramiro Peppers, Sainsbury's White Cheshire Belton Farm. Dinner: Sprouts, Avocados, Lamb Liver, Yeo Valley Butter, Sainsbury's So Organic Organic Chestnut Mushrooms. more...