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Undoubtedly, the ultimate intention of EBM is to provide a theoretical background on which evidence-based practice (EBP) is founded. However, does reliance on EBM dictums always leads to an equally satisfying EBP? Are they two sides of the very same coin? Are EBM-drawn conclusions too hard-and-fast to defy any argument, reasoning, challenge or questioning? Such idealism is still, unfortunately, out of reach. It is prudent to ask ourselves one important question: is evidence-based medicine really evidence-based? If so, how could we explain the discrepancies and inconsistencies existent between EBM and EBP? How did such discrepancies arise?