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Originally Posted by rburke
I am also of the opinion (of which I am entitled to and do not need to justify) that there are many factors in most conventional footwear that predispose them to be a less than ideal environments.
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I agree that there are components of footwear designs which are not conducive to many individuals (& even to the act of running on the whole). This issue has been discussed before on this forum. However, I do have what some may consider unconventional opinions on this issue but apparently unlike you, I do feel the need to justify these opinions with a reason... i.e. based on cross referencing different research studies, personal experience & the observed structural design of the lower limb. I would have thought being that you...
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Originally Posted by rburke
... graduated Kinesiology with gait biomechanics with a dream of being involved in true athletic footwear R&D
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... you would also desire to justify your opinions with some form of credible reasoning i.e. references of research on the opinion forwarded.
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In summary I'm saying we are all free to choose what we believe and what makes sense to us as individuals - agree or disagree.
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Disagree (to a large extent)... very shaky grounds to base someone’s views/beliefs on matters such as this. What one feels is truth can be vastly different to another’s view of truth on the same topic... usually as a result based around our own personal world views... how we interpret a topic based on the 'glasses' (biases) we choose to view it with. This is why peer reviewing of research topics is a necessity.
Truth should not violate natural laws & principles in accordance with testifiable facts.
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Originally Posted by rburke
I have also said that sometimes academia does not promote free thought. By all means you or anyone is capbale of devising hypotheses and tests that should be logoical and therefore, to some extent, creditable and though provoking.
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Totally agree with this comment... which is related to the previous quote/point. That being that some world views do contradict/violate natural laws & principles but are usually upheld & not allowed to be challenged due to some form of fear of the alternative consequences. Academia can even discriminate against someone for having an opposing view or even considering one, which may then challenge an established belief... some topics attract more dogmatism than others. Speaking of which...
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Originally Posted by rburke
It is that determination and thinking out side of box that the world needs more of or will will never progress and evolve.
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Hmmmm.
You could start by providing evidence (
as asked here) to support the following comment...
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Originally Posted by rburke
I,ve seen glorified harris mats been used to pigeon hole people feet so that their "custom" device can be pulled out slot #4 and stuck in the mail with a $400 bill.
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It is this comment I'm particularly interested in. If you have some specific inside knowledge on this I would be particularly interested in it i.e. company, method of dispensing the device, type of 'custom' device etc... If you don't feel comfortable in publicly forwarding the information on a forum such as this then please contact me personally via the links here. Thank you.
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I can't progress too well &
'evolve
' to do something about it if you just sit on the information... can I?