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In reply to the discussion: "Woo Wars" - What is "Woo"? [View all]longship
(40,416 posts)178. A great answer to the question.
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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