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In reply to the discussion: Do you use Homeopathic "remedies"? Do you understand just what it is you are taking? [View all]MattBaggins
(7,893 posts)It comes down to our very education system. Our country should stay mired in ignorance so as not to offend people with a so call "alternate viewpoint". Should we not point out the fact that the earth is round simply because believing it to be flat "doesn't hurt anyone"?
Should we teach kids basic critical skills to avoid scams?
Should we have media classes where kids learn how advertising works?
Should we have classes that teach kids about financing and how credit works?
Should we teach kids how to spot confidence scammers?
I have the feeling Jan there would be pissed if we taught kids in school why CAM practices are nonsense and why they should be avoided? That whole industry would be frothing at the mouth if science teachers tried to educate kids that "water doesn't have a memory". I can hear it now; "Teach the controversy"
It boggles the mind to see people defend ignorance and malpractice.