Most people do not know the difference between science-based medicine and evidence-based medicine. While the two terms look the same, as science is based on evidence, in practice, the former looks more skeptically at plausibility and challenges the "further research is recommended" mantra regarding research failing to support alternatives to medicine. This article is a good example of the difference regarding acupuncture, which has zero plausibility and has been repeatedly studied without showing a clinical effect other than placebo. Under SBM criteria, NHS would have not recommended it so long, if at all.
Acupuncture for low back pain no longer recommended for NHS patients
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Choose how you look at reality wisely. Yes, it is a binary choice.
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