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Sun Mar-13-11 06:57 PM
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| Is homeopathy (and other quackery in general) the religion of the left? |
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Edited on Sun Mar-13-11 06:59 PM by FLAprogressive
I say that because because the peddlers of these kinds of "treatments" seem to play into many of us on the left's skepticism of big pharma, offering a "safe alternative" to Big Bad Pharma. All while the grifters get rich off of people who choose not to look at the mountains of scientific evidence that prove that homeopathy/etc. is nothing but a "belief-based medicine" like faith healing and placebos.
And is it fair to call conservatives "anti-science" when we have many believers of a very "anti-science" philosophy within our ranks??
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| -Is homeopathy (and other quackery in general) the religion of the left? |
FLAprogressive |
Mar-13-11 06:57 PM |
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A fair amount of quackery is on the far right |
KamaAina |
Mar-13-11 06:58 PM |
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I think the peddlers of it are on the fair right.....but their customer base is the left and some |
FLAprogressive |
Mar-13-11 07:00 PM |
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Grifters will employ whatever kind of advertising works, they're equal opportunity |
pickle juice |
Mar-13-11 07:01 PM |
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I do have a wing-nut BIL who wears a magic bracelet to protect himself from arthritis |
Maru Kitteh |
Mar-22-11 01:14 AM |
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no |
Kali |
Mar-13-11 07:00 PM |
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So it's the left and the far right united in an anti-science belief system? |
FLAprogressive |
Mar-13-11 07:02 PM |
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This OP is * almost* flamebait *LOL* |
Mimosa |
Mar-13-11 07:04 PM |
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I think it's a legtimate question. The advertising is made to appeal to distrust of big pharma |
FLAprogressive |
Mar-13-11 07:05 PM |
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FLAProgressive, both far left and far right distrust the big corporations |
Mimosa |
Mar-13-11 07:11 PM |
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Distrust of Big Pharma |
pscot |
Mar-13-11 07:14 PM |
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"Almost"? |
aquart |
Mar-13-11 07:30 PM |
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Meanwhile... |
HuckleB |
Mar-14-11 10:19 PM |
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I think quackery is beyond politics. Greed is the only motivator. |
MineralMan |
Mar-13-11 07:04 PM |
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Not to me. I wanna see the data. n/t |
Smarmie Doofus |
Mar-13-11 07:05 PM |
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Snake oil salesman always have customers.,,,the internet is loaded with them |
Historic NY |
Mar-13-11 07:07 PM |
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No, not in my opinion. non-partisan |
northoftheborder |
Mar-13-11 07:15 PM |
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There are dogmatic people on both sides. |
rucky |
Mar-13-11 07:26 PM |
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I disagree completely |
AC_Mem |
Mar-13-11 07:29 PM |
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"Before modern medicine"? |
EvolveOrConvolve |
Mar-13-11 07:56 PM |
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+1 |
FLAprogressive |
Mar-13-11 08:06 PM |
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hmmmm.. |
Why Syzygy |
Mar-14-11 07:45 PM |
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Yes, the skeptics have read many studies. |
HuckleB |
Mar-14-11 08:12 PM |
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If you were logical and skeptical, you would not have offered the logical fallacy you did. |
HuckleB |
Mar-13-11 08:13 PM |
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I am astounded at the BIg Pharm lemmings in here |
Iwasthere |
Mar-13-11 08:39 PM |
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So there aren't a lot of scam artists driven by money and greed trying to make $ off of homeopathy? |
FLAprogressive |
Mar-13-11 08:44 PM |
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You don't worry about my money, I can take care of myself |
Iwasthere |
Mar-13-11 08:52 PM |
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OK, fine, just ignore the question. You can't admit that there are people profiting bigtime off of |
FLAprogressive |
Mar-13-11 09:02 PM |
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Where? Who? |
Why Syzygy |
Mar-14-11 07:37 PM |
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First, your anecdote is meaningless, as it is unable to be verified. |
HuckleB |
Mar-14-11 08:08 PM |
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a scam of the worst kind????? |
Tumbulu |
Mar-15-11 01:50 AM |
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Of course you would. |
HuckleB |
Mar-15-11 08:58 AM |
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Oh, goodie. |
HuckleB |
Mar-14-11 07:18 PM |
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what was used to heal before modern medicine |
Confusious |
Mar-14-11 01:54 AM |
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'How in the world did man ever survive before the pharmaceutical companies and scientists told us |
LeftishBrit |
Mar-14-11 04:33 AM |
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I make these points with less eloquence here |
Tumbulu |
Mar-15-11 01:48 AM |
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Science can and will accept medicines where it isn't understood how... |
Silent3 |
Mar-15-11 07:46 PM |
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No, it's a non-political religion. |
HuckleB |
Mar-13-11 08:11 PM |
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No, global warming is the religion of the left |
notesdev |
Mar-13-11 08:17 PM |
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Bingo n/t |
Why Syzygy |
Mar-14-11 07:46 PM |
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Did you ever look at Wacko Nut Daily? |
flyingfysh |
Mar-13-11 08:37 PM |
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Rush Limbaugh advertises this quack medicine. |
provis99 |
Mar-13-11 09:07 PM |
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It's just a scam thing. |
HuckleB |
Mar-19-11 12:14 AM |
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Not specific to the left |
LeftishBrit |
Mar-14-11 04:29 AM |
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I don't thnk it's a left / right issue... |
SidDithers |
Mar-14-11 10:02 AM |
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The way I see it.... |
CanSocDem |
Mar-14-11 06:01 PM |
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In other words, you believe in fiction. |
HuckleB |
Mar-14-11 06:07 PM |
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You're the one afraid of... |
CanSocDem |
Mar-14-11 06:16 PM |
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Is that your final response? |
HuckleB |
Mar-14-11 06:29 PM |
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So no one should be afraid of dying of horrible diseases? Because it's God's will, or in your case |
LeftishBrit |
Mar-15-11 07:02 AM |
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Being only left-'ish', I understand your confusion. |
CanSocDem |
Mar-15-11 09:16 AM |
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You can have both public health and medical science! |
LeftishBrit |
Mar-15-11 10:03 AM |
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"Public health"... |
CanSocDem |
Mar-15-11 01:33 PM |
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Do you think Scandinavia doesn't use modern medicine? |
LeftishBrit |
Mar-15-11 02:44 PM |
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Here's what I really said: |
CanSocDem |
Mar-15-11 04:07 PM |
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No matter how much you spin your BS, you're still doing nothing but pushing scam artists. |
HuckleB |
Mar-19-11 12:13 AM |
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'Supporting modern medicine is anti-human in that it doesn't acknowledge the body's ability to heal |
LeftishBrit |
Mar-15-11 07:00 AM |
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I think that your belief that homeopathy does not work |
Tumbulu |
Mar-15-11 01:55 AM |
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No, not at all. |
trotsky |
Mar-15-11 09:11 AM |
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Hardly. That sort of general nuttiness transcends political boundaries |
Warpy |
Mar-17-11 04:13 PM |
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Ever had an immediate family member treated to death by the "approved |
HysteryDiagnosis |
Mar-17-11 04:22 PM |
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Every have a family member "cured" by homeopathy? |
Orrex |
Mar-18-11 09:43 PM |
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Your answer to everything that isn't a synthetic chemical solution is homeopathy, |
HysteryDiagnosis |
Mar-19-11 09:33 AM |
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You did read the subject line of the OP, didn't you? |
Orrex |
Mar-19-11 08:57 PM |
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No one has. Homeopathy doesnt "cure" anything. |
cleanhippie |
Mar-20-11 04:41 PM |
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Glad to see that we're on the same page! |
Orrex |
Mar-20-11 07:32 PM |
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Yes, and I've seen lives that should have been let go extended for needless suffering |
slackmaster |
Mar-19-11 09:11 AM |
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+1 |
BuddhaGirl |
Mar-19-11 01:49 PM |
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Name removed |
Mar-19-11 10:56 PM |
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Half of any group are below average - including half of homeopaths |
LeftishBrit |
Mar-21-11 01:52 PM |
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Thanks for your thoughtful reply |
slackmaster |
Mar-21-11 01:57 PM |
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It's certainly not a religion and support of it is not confined to the left. |
slackmaster |
Mar-21-11 05:18 PM |
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Repubes are anti-science by legislation which screws everyone. The church of woo usually only hurts |
Maru Kitteh |
Mar-22-11 01:11 AM |
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