Reply #41: DU you has few cardinal, unwritten laws, but you've demonstrated one:

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"The quicker a person accuses an opponent of working for big-pharma/big-medicine/big-retail/big-corporate-whatever, the more devoid of substance is the accuser's argument."

If you can do no better than a rapid personal attack paired with a nebulous "I'm related to doctors" anecdote, you really haven't added anything to the argument.

I'm sure we'd have perfect health and long life if we all just sat around taking our anti-oxidant supplements and digging out the amalgam fillings from our teeth. then. Goodness knows that the "alternative" "medicine" industry would never engage in deceptive practice or seek to profit from its claims, now would it? :sarcasm:

I grant that you made no claim about alternative treatments, but your "most doctors are profiteers" argument meshes very nicely with the standard anti-AMA mantras uttered by advocates of "traditional" "medicines," so I'm justified in making the connection.