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In reply to the discussion: "Woo Wars" - What is "Woo"? [View all]Marr
(20,317 posts)67. Wow. I've got to tell you, this sort of statement makes me doubt your other claims.
You're either intentionally misrepresenting the study or did not understand it. There's no third option.
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"When code doesn't behave as expected, the first question is WHY?" Complete non-sense
Ohio Joe
Jan 2014
#35
Is it okay that there is so much harmful stuff in ''medicine", enough to cause death in some cases
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#133
There seems to be a small group here in DU that think that they are our saviors from woo and CT.
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#136
in most cases...no. things like natural medicine have been proven either scientifically effective
Pretzel_Warrior
Jan 2014
#150
OK, if you trash woo threads instead of trying to decide for the rest of us what to read. nm
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#34
Or, some GD Hosts could recognize that "no conspiracy theories" includes medical woo...
SidDithers
Jan 2014
#37
You seem to think that your definitions and interpretations can not be questioned .
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#137
Obviously. Why would you respect those that dont agree with. That would be too liberal. nm
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#156
You seem to think that your definitions and interpretations can not be questioned
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#159
No. I save my disdain for Hosts who completely abdicate their responsibility...
SidDithers
Jan 2014
#160
I admit that I would rather error on the side of openness and not on the side of censorship.
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#168
and how many people die, or suffer permanent, debilitating side effects, from scientifically created
niyad
Jan 2014
#93
When that happens, its malpractice, but its standard with "alternative" medicine...
Humanist_Activist
Jan 2014
#21
"Science always looks like magic to the ignorant."... And yet it is still science
Ohio Joe
Jan 2014
#17
Please provide an example of a treatment that many claim to be effective, but that scientists...
eqfan592
Jan 2014
#18
even understanding how a rainbow is created does not take away from its beaut, and the joy of seeing
AlbertCat
Jan 2014
#81
In the English language, 'woo' is a verb meaning 'to seek the affection of another with romantic
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2014
#5
And somehow you think that is done unintentionally. THAT is the funniest part I think. ;) nt
eqfan592
Jan 2014
#22
"...real medicine is based on and got its start, with what is now called Woo." No it didn't...
Humanist_Activist
Jan 2014
#85
I guess it was too much to ask that you might actually read the article.
Starry Messenger
Jan 2014
#131
I did, but you would have to read my post to get the answers to the questions you ask.
RC
Jan 2014
#155
Actually, the studies specifically state that this is NOT applicable to people with deficiencies.
progressoid
Jan 2014
#42
Wow. I've got to tell you, this sort of statement makes me doubt your other claims.
Marr
Jan 2014
#67
remember that half the people on the planet are women who have been advised to supplement with folic
AlbertCat
Jan 2014
#82
'Woo' is a term used by the man who literally wrote the book on Big Pharma
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2014
#43
The Miracle of Modern Medicine gave me 6 months to live, tops, over 8 years ago.
Shandris
Jan 2014
#49
I'm all about the scientific method, and have practically no faith in any alternative treatments,
Sheldon Cooper
Jan 2014
#54
dead-end materialist "explanations" while trashing and deriding the natural realms
AlbertCat
Jan 2014
#94
Wow that's a grand conspiracy you concocted there, and vitamin C can cure cancer?
Humanist_Activist
Jan 2014
#91
Well stated. Been thinking along the same lines lately. The word 'woo' seems to have become a tool
gtar100
Jan 2014
#80
I trust the rigorous scientific process and peer review than I do the opinion of herbalists.
Vashta Nerada
Jan 2014
#83
The problem with saying "whatever works" is defining what it means for something to "work".
Silent3
Jan 2014
#95
Well said. Research and education are always evolving, there is far more to the universe
mother earth
Jan 2014
#104
Science does indeed adapt to new knowledge, and absolutely science is ultimately self-correcting,
mother earth
Jan 2014
#180