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Sat Jun-20-09 10:51 AM
Response to Reply #57 |
| 59. You're nicer, and much more patient, than I... |
| -Homeopathic medications are regulated by the FDA |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-20-09 06:35 AM |
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This is good to hear! |
LaurenG |
Jun-20-09 06:52 AM |
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I tried to reach this group, |
elleng |
Jun-20-09 06:55 AM |
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You know.. |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-20-09 07:01 AM |
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I do not think zinc is included in the proper dosage; |
elleng |
Jun-20-09 08:50 AM |
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I didn't even realize |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-20-09 09:21 AM |
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This is a joke, right?... |
SidDithers |
Jun-20-09 06:52 AM |
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Sid, the UK has been using them for years. |
LaurenG |
Jun-20-09 07:07 AM |
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Allergy "shots" and immunotherapy... |
SidDithers |
Jun-20-09 07:24 AM |
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see below |
LaurenG |
Jun-20-09 07:46 AM |
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If you need further review before saying that a pull with no active ingredients is not effective... |
chascarrillo |
Jun-20-09 07:39 AM |
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They contain few OR no active ingredients |
LaurenG |
Jun-20-09 07:45 AM |
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Detection |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-20-09 08:00 AM |
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Oh my... |
SidDithers |
Jun-20-09 08:12 AM |
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And how exactly |
skepticscott |
Jun-20-09 09:14 PM |
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Because they cured people |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-21-09 05:56 AM |
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So you mean |
skepticscott |
Jun-21-09 06:55 AM |
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Lame attempt |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-21-09 04:26 PM |
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Well, if all you can do is cut and paste |
skepticscott |
Jun-21-09 09:32 PM |
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Here's an example. |
chascarrillo |
Jun-20-09 08:36 AM |
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Exactly... |
SidDithers |
Jun-20-09 08:41 AM |
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Loren, another factor relevant (I failed to mention) |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-20-09 09:13 AM |
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Lauren, I was mistaken |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-20-09 11:14 AM |
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I got ya - no problem and thanks for the interesting information |
LaurenG |
Jun-20-09 12:00 PM |
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I'm sure they do. |
DeltaLitProf |
Jun-20-09 07:19 AM |
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hmm |
BuddhaGirl |
Jun-20-09 10:19 AM |
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No, they're most definately safe... |
SidDithers |
Jun-20-09 10:24 AM |
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yes because whole hospitals are operated |
BuddhaGirl |
Jun-20-09 11:40 AM |
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Uh, what? |
Orrex |
Jun-20-09 11:44 AM |
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Of course they don't use the same treatment for |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-20-09 11:50 AM |
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Of course I do, but snark begets snark. |
Orrex |
Jun-20-09 11:53 AM |
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Hospitals |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-20-09 10:29 AM |
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Everyone should welcome the true homeopathic preparations |
Celebration |
Jun-20-09 07:30 AM |
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For some |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-20-09 07:39 AM |
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For some unknown reason, woos are fine with dishonesty..nt |
SidDithers |
Jun-20-09 07:42 AM |
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You obviously have not ever used a homeopathic remedy and |
mother earth |
Jun-20-09 07:58 AM |
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Are you sure you're not confusing homeopathic... |
SidDithers |
Jun-20-09 08:07 AM |
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No, I'm not confusing naturopathic with homeopathy, I cannot |
mother earth |
Jun-20-09 11:12 AM |
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Is the statement, "for some unknown reason, skeptics are fine with dishonesty" |
LaurenG |
Jun-20-09 08:03 AM |
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If a person has no problem with "homeopathic meds" being sold... |
SidDithers |
Jun-20-09 08:09 AM |
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Is the goal to make people feel better, or not? |
Celebration |
Jun-20-09 08:14 AM |
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How, exactly, do you give yourself placebos? |
Orrex |
Jun-20-09 08:35 AM |
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My mother and I |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-20-09 09:41 AM |
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And if the hospital had given her the TicTac |
SidDithers |
Jun-20-09 10:08 AM |
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Then you lied to your grandmother. Apparently, as Sid noted, you are fine with dishonesty. |
Orrex |
Jun-20-09 10:30 AM |
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Pios fraud.. |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-20-09 10:34 AM |
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"atheists/evolutionists"? WTF?... |
SidDithers |
Jun-20-09 10:38 AM |
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Calling it mercy is rationalizing a lie. |
Orrex |
Jun-20-09 10:48 AM |
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You're nicer, and much more patient, than I... |
SidDithers |
Jun-20-09 10:51 AM |
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She barely even |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-20-09 10:54 AM |
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You're trying to have it both ways. |
Orrex |
Jun-20-09 11:02 AM |
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You're not above |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-20-09 11:12 AM |
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You're right--that was a cheap shot, and I apologize. |
Orrex |
Jun-20-09 11:26 AM |
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I appreciate and respect |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-20-09 11:59 AM |
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Hypotheticals are also subject to exaggeration, unfortunatley |
Orrex |
Jun-20-09 12:06 PM |
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Right. Therein lies the weakness. nt |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-20-09 12:13 PM |
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"Comfort was the goal.That's very different, unless...would have been fatal" |
uppityperson |
Jun-21-09 05:20 PM |
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As I've stated several times, I would almost certainly have told the same lie. |
Orrex |
Jun-21-09 09:47 PM |
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I agree with that. |
uppityperson |
Jun-21-09 11:40 PM |
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I thought about this |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-22-09 12:13 AM |
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all skeptics are not fundamentalists. thank you for your concern for we skeptics mental health thoug |
uppityperson |
Jun-22-09 12:27 AM |
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No. It was broad brush. |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-22-09 12:42 AM |
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"thread outing a sensitive group"? |
uppityperson |
Jun-22-09 12:46 AM |
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No. Your words, not mine. |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-22-09 12:51 AM |
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"thread outing a sensitive group" is direct copy/paste from your post |
uppityperson |
Jun-22-09 12:58 AM |
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THESE words... |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-22-09 01:06 AM |
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You still haven't pointed out the "thread outing a sensitive group" you claim I posted |
uppityperson |
Jun-22-09 11:18 AM |
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And I don't intend to .... |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-22-09 12:39 PM |
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All those edits get confusing .. your edit at 12:48 .. |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-22-09 12:56 AM |
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"all those edits" are one edit. |
uppityperson |
Jun-22-09 01:00 AM |
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FTR, |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-22-09 05:51 AM |
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I found a picture of the kind of skeptic that WS is referring to. |
trotsky |
Jun-22-09 12:00 PM |
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Thank you trosky for your edifying post. |
uppityperson |
Jun-22-09 01:48 PM |
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You're not reading most of what I've been writing. |
Orrex |
Jun-22-09 08:07 AM |
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"obliquely". thank you, that is thetword I haven't been able to remember |
uppityperson |
Jun-22-09 11:19 AM |
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Clarified. |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-22-09 12:44 PM |
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In this case I agree the ends justified the means. And no, it doesn't mean the nurses didn't think |
uppityperson |
Jun-21-09 05:13 PM |
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Saying that the ends justified the means doesn't change anything I wrote |
Orrex |
Jun-21-09 09:51 PM |
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This is the part I disagree with and why it is central. |
uppityperson |
Jun-21-09 11:47 PM |
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Hmm. |
Orrex |
Jun-22-09 12:03 AM |
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Yeah. I don't think that matters at all. |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-22-09 12:46 AM |
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That wasn't my question and you didn't answer it. |
LaurenG |
Jun-20-09 08:19 AM |
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Again, making money off of water... |
SidDithers |
Jun-20-09 08:31 AM |
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Ok but you're still just avoiding the question. nt |
LaurenG |
Jun-20-09 09:05 AM |
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Would you like me to be more specific?... |
SidDithers |
Jun-20-09 09:09 AM |
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I'm not outraged and I'm asking you because you seem like an intelligent person |
LaurenG |
Jun-20-09 09:52 AM |
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You're right, and perhaps I was nasty.. |
SidDithers |
Jun-20-09 09:59 AM |
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That's a broad brush. It's more accurate to say that skeptics hate misuse of the placebo effect. |
Orrex |
Jun-20-09 08:30 AM |
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Nonsensical. |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-20-09 09:48 AM |
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Not at all true, and that accusation is frankly beneath you. |
Orrex |
Jun-20-09 10:26 AM |
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You're being relativistic |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-20-09 10:42 AM |
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I don't understand what you're getting at. |
Orrex |
Jun-20-09 10:53 AM |
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And for some irrational reason most woos have no frackin' idea what the placebo effect really is |
salvorhardin |
Jun-20-09 10:34 AM |
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Oh goodie! |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-20-09 10:45 AM |
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I'm a skeptic and the placebo effect is fine with me. Of course I'd like |
uppityperson |
Jun-20-09 05:39 PM |
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Monumental hogwash |
skepticscott |
Jun-20-09 09:27 PM |
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I'm not familiar with |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-21-09 05:58 AM |
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Then perhaps you should make yourself familiar |
skepticscott |
Jun-21-09 07:09 AM |
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My voice was shut down quite recently, in fact. |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-21-09 04:31 PM |
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And exactly how were you |
skepticscott |
Jun-21-09 09:40 PM |
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Wrong. |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-21-09 11:26 PM |
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ws was "shut down" by increasing his/her ignore list. see? |
uppityperson |
Jun-22-09 03:44 PM |
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.Are you all still |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-22-09 03:56 PM |
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If a post of yours was deleted |
skepticscott |
Jun-22-09 04:50 PM |
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you just made her/him increase Ignore list again and are shutting him/her down |
uppityperson |
Jun-23-09 02:56 AM |
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You're inviting me to leave? Again? |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-23-09 07:17 AM |
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Perhaps you do not understand the meaning of "you can always ignore me if you want" |
uppityperson |
Jun-23-09 01:01 PM |
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Thanks for your permission. |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-23-09 01:07 PM |
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Obviously you do not understand what that means. Or what you have to do to be licensed in WA |
uppityperson |
Jun-23-09 01:12 PM |
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aren't they mostly water? |
eShirl |
Jun-20-09 08:15 AM |
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yeah, mostly water |
Celebration |
Jun-20-09 08:18 AM |
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ok, but if one disbelieves in its effectiveness, is there any chance of the placebo effect working? |
eShirl |
Jun-20-09 08:35 AM |
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No. |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-20-09 09:53 AM |
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It must be disclaimed that there is no empirical support for an "energetic 'signature'" |
Orrex |
Jun-20-09 08:39 AM |
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As previously stated |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-20-09 09:56 AM |
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Two questions that I know you won't answer... |
SidDithers |
Jun-20-09 10:02 AM |
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Sid has already responded correctly. I likewise await your response. |
Orrex |
Jun-20-09 10:27 AM |
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I cannot reply to |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-20-09 10:44 AM |
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Then allow me to post his questions, which are mine as well: |
Orrex |
Jun-20-09 10:50 AM |
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oops. my boo boo .. NMR *not* MRI |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-20-09 11:05 AM |
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Thank you for the citation and link. I'll look into it. |
Orrex |
Jun-20-09 11:06 AM |
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You do know that NMR and MRI are the same thing, right?... |
SidDithers |
Jun-20-09 11:09 AM |
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I know that NRM was National Record Mart. Does that count for anything? |
Orrex |
Jun-20-09 11:30 AM |
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MRI used to be called NMRI... |
SidDithers |
Jun-20-09 11:48 AM |
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My nuclear family went critical when I dropped out of college |
Orrex |
Jun-20-09 11:49 AM |
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Hehe, fingers flyin'... |
SidDithers |
Jun-20-09 11:52 AM |
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I didn't know the MRI is also called a NMR |
uppityperson |
Jun-20-09 05:45 PM |
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A more recent study... |
SidDithers |
Jun-20-09 11:21 AM |
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Let's see if those results can bew duplicated... |
chascarrillo |
Jun-20-09 11:22 AM |
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Correcting all previous instances when I should have said "NMR" (not MRI) nt |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-20-09 11:19 AM |
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NMR is spectroscopy done on things... |
SidDithers |
Jun-20-09 11:22 AM |
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Sid made an important point which I repeat here for visibility's sake |
Orrex |
Jun-20-09 11:28 AM |
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I'm not well versed |
Why Syzygy |
Jun-20-09 12:12 PM |
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If you're not well versed in that part of the "debate"... |
SidDithers |
Jun-20-09 12:20 PM |
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You were once a fundie? |
trotsky |
Jun-20-09 06:31 PM |
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So...water and inactive ingredients are safe! Who knew? NT |
dmallind |
Jun-20-09 10:46 AM |
#56 |
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