{"id":245013,"date":"2020-06-18T04:09:39","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T11:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=245013"},"modified":"2020-06-18T04:24:14","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T11:24:14","slug":"proof-is-in-the-pudding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/18\/proof-is-in-the-pudding\/","title":{"rendered":"Proof is in the Pudding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or in other words&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Embodied reality (flesh reality) is the only real reality.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or in other words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Put no faith in theories; put more faith in <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/13\/your-experiences-are-empirical\/\">empirical reality<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Theories don&#8217;t matter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let us think. If I had a theory, I must test it in empirical reality. For example, an idea:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Let us say I believe in the whole &#8216;calories in-calories out&#8217; myth. Let us say I believe that calories are the true determinant of fat-gain. In this case, I would do a simple test:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Test 1: I consume 2,000 calories worth of pure sugar a day (for a week)<\/li><li>Test 2: I consume 2,000 calories worth of T-bone steak a day (for a week)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then comes the question:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>At the end of the week, how would my <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/18\/body-composition\/\">bodily composition<\/a> look different?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I would say with a very high certainty that in Test 1, I would gain much fat (adipose tissue). In Test 2, I might actually <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/05\/how-to-lose-fat\/\"><em>LOSE<\/em> fat<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Or in other words&#8211; Embodied reality (flesh reality) is the only real reality. 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