These discussions always remind me of Hand Eysenck's published comment on the old Smith & Glass meta-analysis. It was titled, "Meta-Analysis or Meta-Silliness." The basic thesis was that you can't make a make a large pile of little cow patties and end up with a sweet-smelling rose. You still have a big, stinking pile of cow patties.
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