tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162104728529300873.post7763984364991382401..comments2023-05-19T11:24:39.530-04:00Comments on Guidance for the Field of Life: Got Milk?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17332284689884701580noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162104728529300873.post-16696621598453476922012-08-10T13:11:38.369-04:002012-08-10T13:11:38.369-04:00Anonymous - please pick up a copy of The China Stu...Anonymous - please pick up a copy of The China Study or watch Forks Over Knives before making a comment like this. We do not need the flesh of an animal, their breastmilk, or their eggs to survive. We just don't. Please, I implore you to check out a few different supported resources on the subject, because Jon is thoroughly educated on this subject.Lindsay Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070474448507781762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162104728529300873.post-34379901727960470512012-08-01T17:39:38.273-04:002012-08-01T17:39:38.273-04:00Anonymous, thank you for reading the blog. Given m...Anonymous, thank you for reading the blog. Given my educational background and the assumption that you are in fact one of the astute readers, I would normally conclude that you would be able to pick up on the humor. <br /><br />Speaking of disservice, in Beckham's ad it says "some studies suggest teens who choose it (milk) tend to be leaner". Most individuals will take this as fact, which in the research world "some", means absolutely nothing. This is a disservice. <br /><br />You mention Beckham and Swift but not Danica Patrick, so I will assume that you too did not know NASCAR drivers worked out, you didn't know who she was, or you caught on to the humor in this case.<br /><br />Taylor's ad throws in an additional fact that drinking milk over sugary drinks tends to yield leaner children. If we are going to put down correlation studies, than we must not pick and choose which ones will like and dislike, because that correlation is flawed as well. <br /><br />I understand the whole "correlation doesn't equal causation" theory and I do not argue it. BUT, I will pose questions to instigate dialogue like this, and make people research for themselves. <br /><br />Lets face it, Taylor Swift may be decisive (because of being a musician, although there are no studies proving that musicians are more decisive than another profession)but as a population we have trouble making informed, mindful, and healthy decisions, so ads, like these, do a disservice. <br /><br />Milk has calcium, which we need. No argument with those facts. The only opinion I stand by is that there are much better ways of receiving this calcium. <br /><br />I don't know what the reference to meat is, the post is about milk. <br /><br />Regardless, of your feedback and my response, I do thank you for posting a comment. It will help readers develop perspective.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332284689884701580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162104728529300873.post-57301230691212634292012-08-01T15:54:28.763-04:002012-08-01T15:54:28.763-04:00I'm all for not drinking milk, but there are s...I'm all for not drinking milk, but there are some pretty impressive assumptions throughout this post. Normally I avoid the comment thread, but since you bring up flawed logic in this very post, I think this one is fair game.<br /><br />1. Beckham's ad in no way insinuates he does not workout. It does imply milk got him that body, but not to the exclusion of exercise. He is, after all, a professional footballer. Even the dullest consumer knows an elite athlete don't get abs like that from consuming.<br /><br />2. Taylor Swift's ad in no way implies that choosing milk is how she got famous, fit, etc. It's quite the opposite: because she's in the music biz—and therefore decisive—she's sharpened her decision-making skills and chooses to drink milk. The ad actually says the opposite of what you posit.<br /><br />3. If milk did indeed increase bone strength, it's an unfounded conclusion that the nation with the highest milk consumption would also have the strongest bones, as you state it would. That's like saying nations with the highest smoking rates (Greece) have the most lung cancer (Hungary; Greece doesn't even make the top 10). Other factors—huge factors like exercise and genetics—are at play in both of these. By presenting us with a straw man argument (i.e. If milk increases bone strength, how come our bones aren't really really strong?) you do your more astute readers a disservice.<br /><br />Being pro-compassion and all veggie doesn't mean you can't include some meat in your well-intentioned arguments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162104728529300873.post-21988783275127206702012-08-01T14:06:57.063-04:002012-08-01T14:06:57.063-04:00Your blog is so inspiring Jon! Always, always, alw...Your blog is so inspiring Jon! Always, always, always. Thank you for this. I love how passionate and intelligent you are about this subject.Lindsay Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070474448507781762noreply@blogger.com