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It's anger and frustration, not smugness. eqfan592 Jan 2014 #1
What do you know about me that causes you not to be shocked that I "fail to understand ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #2
You just made this post, underscoring that you failed to understand the difference. eqfan592 Jan 2014 #9
Their anger and frustration is NO EXCUSE to bully people. Period! n/t ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #11
Oh PLEASE tell me how we are bullying people? eqfan592 Jan 2014 #14
Pointing out what you believe to misguidedness is one thing, it's how that bunch ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #20
I too have noticed this as well fascisthunter Jan 2014 #320
You seem to be laboring under the assumption that the woo-believers are open to counter-evidence or AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #423
The problem is that, often, people label "woo" those things that they disagree with. Th1onein Jan 2014 #38
So someone who consistently states the scientific consensus Codeine Jan 2014 #43
If you're not basing it on science, then what exactly are you basing it on? eqfan592 Jan 2014 #63
See post #46 Th1onein Jan 2014 #81
Anecdotal "evidence" is only observation montex Jan 2014 #127
You are absolutely and completely wrong. Th1onein Jan 2014 #136
Anecdotal evidence can be the first step of the investigation. Orrex Jan 2014 #159
if there EVER a final step? hfojvt Jan 2014 #431
Final for all time? No. Orrex Jan 2014 #441
Anectdotal is not Evidence montex Jan 2014 #178
Anecdotal is evidence. Indicative only, not definitive, but evidence. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #209
Thank you! You are absolutely correct. Th1onein Jan 2014 #460
I am not going to give my name and other information on a public forum. Th1onein Jan 2014 #459
Which journal and which book? Android3.14 Jan 2014 #422
I'm not about to give my name and other information on a public forum. Th1onein Jan 2014 #458
If you are unable to confirm a claim to expertise, your assertions based on that claim have no value Android3.14 Jan 2014 #461
I think it smells a little fishy when someone requires that I post my name and other informaiton Th1onein Jan 2014 #462
Th1onein provided a link Android3.14 Jan 2014 #465
Anecdotes are stories. Many stories are bullshit. dorkulon Jan 2014 #449
And scientific evidence is often ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #171
Science is not godly perfection montex Jan 2014 #182
It's more than side effects... ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #188
Drugs can kill? Really? montex Jan 2014 #221
They can kill when taken as prescribed.... ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #222
That is still a side effect. Shivering Jemmy Jan 2014 #330
There have been drugs released to the public ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #341
That sounds like corruption in the monitoring of the process. haele Jan 2014 #316
Who here has called the scientific process wrong? Th1onein Jan 2014 #329
"it should lead us to DO the work to provide empirical evidence..." Android3.14 Jan 2014 #427
This is why you get attacked... CSStrowbridge Jan 2014 #430
I get attacked because you don't want to believe what is true. Th1onein Jan 2014 #463
Not always.... ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #172
It is their job, through the use of science--to prove their GM food is safe, before it passes FDA Chrom Jan 2014 #175
Nations don't always base their decisions on science. eqfan592 Jan 2014 #388
the US FDA is being run by former Monsanto employees Chrom Jan 2014 #444
Some countries banned stevia. Blanks Jan 2014 #442
because of the way you, and other like minded woobashers, communicate in these threads. Voice for Peace Jan 2014 #71
Lack of creative curiosity or wonder? eqfan592 Jan 2014 #390
Your word choices, tone, and general attitude to the OP have been classic bullying. 1monster Jan 2014 #218
Going back and reading my posts, i don't think i once directly insulted the op. eqfan592 Jan 2014 #384
This message was self-deleted by its author 1monster Jan 2014 #414
the earth is flat Pharaoh Jan 2014 #433
Um, no I don't. Because "science" at one time used anecdotal evidence- Moonwalk Jan 2014 #440
The word "woo" itself is name calling and a form of bullying. pnwmom Jan 2014 #473
Seems to me that this thread HappyMe Jan 2014 #19
ChisolmTrailDem is not above criticism montex Jan 2014 #194
No, it's smugness and egotism. n/t pnwmom Jan 2014 #44
No, it really isn't. eqfan592 Jan 2014 #61
What is fascinating... montex Jan 2014 #191
I agree wholeheartedly that "everything that you oppose" is not VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #80
Wow you made his point...very first post. zeemike Jan 2014 #89
There's that smugness, again. Ms. Toad Jan 2014 #113
But how do you know it is working? montex Jan 2014 #226
Actually -not out of my purview at all. Ms. Toad Jan 2014 #296
If the treatments you're using have solid, peer reviewed evidence to support their viability... eqfan592 Jan 2014 #379
Because the label "woo" hasn't been used on DU Ms. Toad Jan 2014 #410
The OP is correct. Always the same people too. Why do they care so much what choices other people sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #126
Because it really *does* affect those of us who believe in actual science. eggplant Jan 2014 #173
And they can make the same argument you are making. Science is fine but we know that science sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #202
No, that's a false argument. eggplant Jan 2014 #343
excellent point passiveporcupine Jan 2014 #207
+1 hueymahl Jan 2014 #233
Huge +1. nt eqfan592 Jan 2014 #378
Because they pollute collective knowledge and wisdom montex Jan 2014 #201
I can give you links to the 'other side' also. Choosing a few devastating failures of science such sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #362
Also consider that peer review (especially in the medical sciences) appears to be broken... Pholus Jan 2014 #407
+1000 Cleita Jan 2014 #240
lol- you are exactly who this poster is talking about Chrom Jan 2014 #180
You've noticed this poster's love of GMOs as well U4ikLefty Jan 2014 #337
I don't "love" GMO foods. I simply note the misinformation spread by the anti GMO crowd. eqfan592 Jan 2014 #377
Whose "Woo" now? Katashi_itto Jan 2014 #404
Not even gonna bother with any sort of serious response. eqfan592 Jan 2014 #405
LOl!!! Cool! As a embracer of bad science, not even Woo, you should Katashi_itto Jan 2014 #406
GMO foods has to be the ultimate example of 'woo'. And finally, thankfully, the world has awoken sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #457
Plenty of science on the safety of GMO foods. eqfan592 Jan 2014 #376
Why take this so personally? pecwae Jan 2014 #311
Because none of us live in a bubble. We are all part of a society. eqfan592 Jan 2014 #380
You do realize that mainstream pecwae Jan 2014 #383
I'm seriously tired of that line of reasoning. eqfan592 Jan 2014 #385
Frankly, pecwae Jan 2014 #386
I've got no problem with a conversation eqfan592 Jan 2014 #387
I appreciate that. nt pecwae Jan 2014 #389
No .. sendero Jan 2014 #394
No, again, it really isn't. eqfan592 Jan 2014 #395
I realldy don't argue.. sendero Jan 2014 #396
lol, what exactly do you think should be done instead of clinical trials? eqfan592 Jan 2014 #397
I think people.. sendero Jan 2014 #398
So nothing. Just what I thought eqfan592 Jan 2014 #399
I've explained my position.. sendero Jan 2014 #400
No, the fact that you think you know more than the entire scientific community is hubris. eqfan592 Jan 2014 #401
Well you certainly proved the posters point about smug, condesending 1st responders Katashi_itto Jan 2014 #403
Except that they only believe in science based medicine when it's convenient. pnwmom Jan 2014 #472
Sounds like every other discussion around here. Blue_Adept Jan 2014 #3
it is, it's very creepy notadmblnd Jan 2014 #4
I'm sitting on a forum on my phone to kill time while my baby sleeps on me. eqfan592 Jan 2014 #10
Do you think that is the only thread where these creepy people show up? notadmblnd Jan 2014 #21
Ridiculing ideas is different from ridiculing people. eqfan592 Jan 2014 #66
Seems to me the best way to convince someone that they are wrong notadmblnd Jan 2014 #94
Do you recognize the dangers of non-alternative medicine? ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #179
Would you please show me the recalled Alternative Drugs website? montex Jan 2014 #260
Often that protection ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #319
Does the Jenny McCarthy Death Count website count? Capt. Obvious Jan 2014 #419
How many times do I need to post it for you? ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #446
Are there risks to science based medicine? of course. eqfan592 Jan 2014 #375
Why do you think people turn to "woo"..... ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #448
Oh, that's not bullying or snide at all. TransitJohn Jan 2014 #52
I imagine that is was just as effective as your comment. notadmblnd Jan 2014 #112
those who dont believe in woo are creepy and lead pathetic lives? backwoodsbob Jan 2014 #95
Seriously, is that what you think I said? notadmblnd Jan 2014 #104
here is your exact quote backwoodsbob Jan 2014 #117
yet no where in that sentence is this notadmblnd Jan 2014 #121
flame bait posters are a bunch of shit stirrers who have no interest in honest debate cali Jan 2014 #5
That sounds like an accusation. Are you innocent of posting flamebait, cali? n/t ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #13
because woo. dionysus Jan 2014 #6
Meta thead. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #7
Sounds like any gun, feminist/gender HappyMe Jan 2014 #8
Couldn't possibly agree more DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2014 #12
The results are in: Texasgal Jan 2014 #15
Juror #6 hit the nail on the head. eqfan592 Jan 2014 #18
Juror #6 is wrong. I'm not whining at all. I am merely making an observation. How you ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #30
I'm glad you posted this, ChisolmTrailDem. Th1onein Jan 2014 #40
+1000000 Chrom Jan 2014 #183
Whine, whine, whine. muriel_volestrangler Jan 2014 #108
I agree with Juror #5! Cha Jan 2014 #271
You're just telling it like it is Capt. Obvious Jan 2014 #418
Yup. Juror #6 nailed it...nt SidDithers Jan 2014 #144
Thank you, jury. I figured this would be alerted because that is what the anti-woo crowd does to ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #26
This forum does have an SOP that says "No whining about DU." Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #184
Then stop whining about DU yourself, take your own advice, no? n/t ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #354
I'm not the one whining. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #363
And your post #184 is also whining about DU. Also, you come in here months after I ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #364
What are you getting pissed about? Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #367
I'm not pissed. I merely asked you to recognize that you are whining too and that you have no ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #368
My favorites are the ones who have to even disrupt in the Creative Spec forum. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2014 #16
perhaps it might help you better understand why... mike_c Jan 2014 #17
I'm not arguing the efficacy of woo. I'm saying that those who are anti-woo, ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #23
+1 progressoid Jan 2014 #24
What is often not stated...... Th1onein Jan 2014 #46
Who is controlling what is tested? Universities? Doctors? Dreaded Big Pharma? Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #70
seriously? you think all research is equally funded and allowed? Voice for Peace Jan 2014 #86
Who would do the testing, who gives permission for it to be tested? Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #92
I'm not saying anything is happening, I'm just questioning your assertion. Voice for Peace Jan 2014 #120
There was a documentary/news report laundry_queen Jan 2014 #413
You are confusing, as is often done, a conspiracy with a systemic problem. Th1onein Jan 2014 #97
I would agree that money and big business corrupts the approval process... Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #106
That's laughable. How in the world am I attacking the "clinical approval process"? Th1onein Jan 2014 #125
Bingo. NOT PROFITABLE does not equate to NOT EFFECTIVE. That is an inherent bias. GoneFishin Jan 2014 #345
Absolutely, GoneFishin. Good way to put it. Th1onein Jan 2014 #347
This message was self-deleted by its author JTFrog Jan 2014 #391
I wish I could rec your subject line in this response.... mike_c Jan 2014 #123
Thank you, mike_c. Th1onein Jan 2014 #142
Exactly Th1onein! nt Edim Jan 2014 #186
Thanks. Th1onein Jan 2014 #331
good point(s) Voice for Peace Jan 2014 #88
Thank you, Voice for Peace. Th1onein Jan 2014 #100
Thank you!!!!! get the red out Jan 2014 #168
it is creepy, because there is Woo then there is real conspiracy. Whisp Jan 2014 #22
It is never good to be a total dick, but cthulu2016 Jan 2014 #25
I thought Meta was "shut down" to end posts like this etherealtruth Jan 2014 #27
With all due respect... jimlup Jan 2014 #28
Woo is pretty much anything that hasn't (yet) passed the test of science. And some of it ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #35
I for one try to remain open minded jimlup Jan 2014 #145
It's difficult NOT to condescend to a person who believes Codeine Jan 2014 #29
Then trash the woo thread and move on. Simple. But to purposely bully or make fun ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #32
There's not "bullying." It's a discussion board Codeine Jan 2014 #34
Wrong. I've seen with my own eyes bullying and emoticons used as a way to laugh at people. Also, ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #37
yes, thank you for pointing this out Chrom Jan 2014 #193
making fun of (most) people shuts down communication. Voice for Peace Jan 2014 #93
Anyone who actually believes in homeopathy or alien crop circles Codeine Jan 2014 #98
so you feel comfortable bullying such inferiors? Voice for Peace Jan 2014 #129
I'm not bullying them. Codeine Jan 2014 #249
"Im not bullying them" darkangel218 Jan 2014 #254
Everyone on this board demeans the hateful worldviews of the righties and the homophobes. Codeine Jan 2014 #259
This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Jan 2014 #263
Nevermind, its not worth it. darkangel218 Jan 2014 #269
Already read it. Codeine Jan 2014 #273
No, you failed and continue to do so, darkangel218 Jan 2014 #281
it's about fundamental respect, and effective communication. Voice for Peace Jan 2014 #360
It's people like you that get put on my ignore list. Have fun bullying others. I won't liberal_at_heart Jan 2014 #416
K. nt Codeine Jan 2014 #435
Yet all those things you have mentioned haven't been disproved either. Cleita Jan 2014 #47
Many of the people who make crop circles are well-known. Codeine Jan 2014 #56
The fact is that they don't know it isn't the weed until it's studied and as far as Cleita Jan 2014 #72
this is a subject close to my heart questionseverything Jan 2014 #115
The reason for that is non-scientists interfered, marijuana was classified as a drug with... Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #119
the point is back then questionseverything Jan 2014 #143
Actually it wasn't considered woo, it was considered untested or unproved... Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #150
so the gov't is the answer to your earlier question? questionseverything Jan 2014 #176
In the case of marijuana, yes, largely, though it is a outlier rather than something that is... Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #189
you have dismissed the fact that medical mj was ever considered woo questionseverything Jan 2014 #228
But it wasn't considered woo, and the federal government is not necessarily swayed by facts... Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #231
THIS!!!! eqfan592 Jan 2014 #382
And there was a pundit right now on MSNBC who said the medical Cleita Jan 2014 #190
sorry for your loss questionseverything Jan 2014 #241
Thank you. It happened almost a decade ago. n/t Cleita Jan 2014 #242
I am so sorry for what you and your mother went through etherealtruth Jan 2014 #289
well glad you were more informed questionseverything Jan 2014 #295
Oh I have no doubt etherealtruth Jan 2014 #297
he is the oncologist for area questionseverything Jan 2014 #303
I don't think the Fed's think cannabis is woo etherealtruth Jan 2014 #306
actually there has been a drug called Marinol made from guess what? azurnoir Jan 2014 #170
The doctor I worked for found Marinol a poor substitute with Cleita Jan 2014 #187
that may be so however Marinol has been around for nearly 20 years azurnoir Jan 2014 #200
I don't get your point. Cleita Jan 2014 #205
my point is that in some limited areas Marijuana had indeed been studied azurnoir Jan 2014 #208
You also did not exclude herbal cures from your jargon 'woo'. Which is why the word sucks. Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #174
Sometimes a line is crossed Bradical79 Jan 2014 #339
+1000 nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #402
Whereas the people who favour woo intaglio Jan 2014 #31
"Alternative" to what?? Are eastern meds "woo" because they don't... polichick Jan 2014 #49
No, eastern medicines are woo because there is little or no evidence to support them intaglio Jan 2014 #87
Tell that to the millions of people over several centuries who have... polichick Jan 2014 #90
Evidence for these millions? Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #122
Here's a fun tidbit from the CIA - the U.S. ain't doing so well: polichick Jan 2014 #133
Your point? That has to do with access to health care, not quality of said care. Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #138
The list was life expectancy but I see it's now encrypted and won't appear. polichick Jan 2014 #140
And again, that has to do with ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE. So again, your point? Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #146
My point is that it's ethnocentric to consider Western meds superior to... polichick Jan 2014 #148
That's stupid, does the East operate on a wholly different set of physical and biological laws? Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #153
I'm saying it's ignorant to discount other cultures' medicines. polichick Jan 2014 #161
That's why you clinically test them, and if they are effective... Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #181
You know modern healthcare in China is predominately western medicine right? NuclearDem Jan 2014 #392
No, you tell it to the millions who have died using arsenic and lead laced Ayurvedic medicines intaglio Jan 2014 #132
East/west doesn't figure into it. Treatment is either based in science or it is not. Marr Jan 2014 #134
I didn't lump Eastern med in with woo - that was #87 polichick Jan 2014 #139
I know you didn't-- you suggested they are efficacious. Marr Jan 2014 #152
Some work, some don't - same as with Western meds. polichick Jan 2014 #163
If they can be proven to work, they're not woo. /nt Marr Jan 2014 #247
Chairman Mao: The real inventor of “traditional Chinese medicine” SidDithers Jan 2014 #158
those are interesting - thanks for the links Coexist Jan 2014 #250
ROFL - Now there's REAL quackery! bananas Jan 2014 #293
The key word there is "medicine." Scootaloo Jan 2014 #309
So, you have a right to be completely full of crap, and convince others of it? Mopar151 Jan 2014 #157
In what way does this relate to post #49? polichick Jan 2014 #166
It would be fairly clear to anyone Mopar151 Jan 2014 #177
I'm only responsible for what I post - if you have direct question... polichick Jan 2014 #212
Is it authoritarian to ask for evidence? Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #33
See post #46 Th1onein Jan 2014 #48
+1 TroglodyteScholar Jan 2014 #64
Meta! Iggo Jan 2014 #36
People are entitled to have opinions, but not to have those foolish opinions not laughed at! on point Jan 2014 #39
I have experience on both sides of the issue Siwsan Jan 2014 #41
LOL...read about "discussion boards". They are everywhere! n-t Logical Jan 2014 #42
I know all about discussion boards. I've been on the Internet since the Compuserve/Prodigy days... ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #54
Some people are superior to other people. I am superior to anyone who believes in.... Logical Jan 2014 #68
shall we bow? G_j Jan 2014 #96
The stuff I listed is not a real stretch. b-t Logical Jan 2014 #196
fundamental flaw.. you will have a rude awakening one day. Voice for Peace Jan 2014 #103
Let me know when that day gets here. I want to see an alien. n-t Logical Jan 2014 #195
we all do. but finding out you aren't superior to others has nothing to do with aliens. Voice for Peace Jan 2014 #357
Me too... SidDithers Jan 2014 #164
I agree! n-t Logical Jan 2014 #204
After all is said & done, bvar22 Jan 2014 #45
"they ARE allies and puppets of the For Profit Pharmaceutical Industry"... polichick Jan 2014 #50
Willow bark has the same properties as aspirin. Look it up. n/t Cleita Jan 2014 #51
No, it doesn't. MineralMan Jan 2014 #57
Authoritarian!!! Look at you, with your smug knowledge of chemistry! nt msanthrope Jan 2014 #65
Actually, it has to metabolize in the body first, which can give the stomach conniption fits... Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #78
I guess I should have said similar. Semantics my dear but you can Cleita Jan 2014 #79
So I take it you enjoy getting ulcers more? Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #109
Yes, you should have. MineralMan Jan 2014 #346
Or vice versa. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2014 #60
After WWII western pharmaceuticals were unavailable in much of Cleita Jan 2014 #62
I agree, but hueymahl Jan 2014 #298
This is what I'm talking about. Cleita Jan 2014 #317
LOL, and WOOers are puppets to any quack out there. n-t Logical Jan 2014 #53
You said it best, bvar22! Th1onein Jan 2014 #55
As opposed to your equally rude behavior? Codeine Jan 2014 #58
lol, bingo. eqfan592 Jan 2014 #69
It's the "big meany" argument. Iggo Jan 2014 #75
Shame on you for that ridiculous caricature of the situation. Orrex Jan 2014 #101
I stand corrected. Iggo Jan 2014 #110
I don't know... ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #76
Is the alternative medicine and supplemental industry non-profit all of the sudden? Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #83
Amazing to see a thirty BILLION dollar/year industry so beloved and defended etherealtruth Jan 2014 #107
I know, I don't get it, I do wonder how many of them are owned, either partially or wholly, by... Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #114
I think the largest manufactureres of mulit-vits are subsidiaries of large pharma etherealtruth Jan 2014 #128
Herballife IS Amway Mopar151 Jan 2014 #162
Chewing willow bark also destroys the lining of your stomach, intaglio Jan 2014 #340
And you have the research published in a credible... bvar22 Jan 2014 #468
Why should you never take old asprin especially if it smells of vinegar intaglio Jan 2014 #469
Then your answer is NO. You have NO Scientific Research that supports YOUR claim that bvar22 Jan 2014 #470
OK chew willow bark, don't blame me or the educators who teach the truth intaglio Jan 2014 #471
Big Pharma is abusive, yes, but it doesn't invalidate centuries of western medicine. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #393
my thoughts exactly KT2000 Jan 2014 #59
I defer to Richard P. Feynman Gore1FL Jan 2014 #67
They are definitely taunting, authoritarian types.... villager Jan 2014 #73
Do you have the same opinion of the anti-gun posters? nt ZombieHorde Jan 2014 #74
We have the obligation to contradict bad information. Bad health advice is dangerous. LeftyMom Jan 2014 #77
^^That. Orrex Jan 2014 #82
And the woo-peddler would never have owned up to being at fault. Codeine Jan 2014 #84
I agree but sometimes when all else fails, it doesn't hurt. Cleita Jan 2014 #91
Please cite an example of Woo becoming mainstream science montex Jan 2014 #211
Omg!!! not long ago if you sugested that stomach ulcers were caused by bacteria darkangel218 Jan 2014 #216
Here's how it works... montex Jan 2014 #235
That was exactly my point!! darkangel218 Jan 2014 #244
+1 lunasun Jan 2014 #374
My dad died in 1972. Exercise was then considered inflammatory Cleita Jan 2014 #224
Twenty years ago was 1994 montex Jan 2014 #268
You came up with twenty years ago figure regarding my dad. Cleita Jan 2014 #315
I'm glad your mom is okay. HappyMe Jan 2014 #99
There aren't in many states and that should change. Cleita Jan 2014 #322
Claims that aren't backed up by science deserve nothing less. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #85
They need to be scrutinized by scientific method before they Cleita Jan 2014 #102
Woo is dangerous. Marr Jan 2014 #105
Oh, I agree. But treating those who promote potentially dangerous woo badly is not the way ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #130
Honestly, I think derision is about the best option. Marr Jan 2014 #149
Marijuana was called woo. DeSwiss Jan 2014 #167
Trepanation was called efficacious. Marr Jan 2014 #246
Yes, that would have been your boys who did that sort of nonsense. DeSwiss Jan 2014 #252
Medieval pseudoscientists and modern day quacks are "my boys"? Marr Jan 2014 #261
Actually, no they're not. DeSwiss Jan 2014 #280
Not by any scientific standard. Marijuana was demonized because powerful people wanted it to be. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #251
Yes, I know. DeSwiss Jan 2014 #255
this guy says mj was never considered woo questionseverything Jan 2014 #266
I have no idea who ''this guy'' is. DeSwiss Jan 2014 #294
he was just a guy i have been debating on this thread questionseverything Jan 2014 #299
Welcome to DU. Its not just woo. Religion, gun control groups do it too. marble falls Jan 2014 #111
What is Woo? montex Jan 2014 #116
Having gone through the trusty Merck Manual Turbineguy Jan 2014 #118
Science is not there to make you happy montex Jan 2014 #131
What balance? You have one side(science) that admits it doesn't know everything... Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #141
This is really a sad statement, made in ignorance. Th1onein Jan 2014 #160
Your issue is not with science montex Jan 2014 #214
My issue, as you can see by my replies in this thread, is with anti-woo rants and ranters. Th1onein Jan 2014 #325
Can you give an example of such a compound? n/t Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #239
Glutathione is one example. Th1onein Jan 2014 #318
Uhm, both chemicals you mentioned are used, widely in some cases, to treat a variety of ailments... Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #324
Glutathione is not a prescription medication. Th1onein Jan 2014 #326
Glutathione is an enzyme already present in our bodies, and direct absorption of it through pills... Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #338
You really have no idea what you're talking about. Th1onein Jan 2014 #342
Actually, I just read Wikipedia, if its wrong, go ahead and correct it. n/t Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #344
Wikipedia is not a real good source. But I'm glad you admit where you got your info from. Th1onein Jan 2014 #348
Actually, its me who is wrong, its a tripeptide, a synthesis of some amino acids, its one of those.. Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #350
I don't have time to do much more than to quickly scan it. Th1onein Jan 2014 #351
A few will claim this topic is a bunch of woo. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #124
What is woo? RandySF Jan 2014 #135
Woo proponents deserve everything they get... SidDithers Jan 2014 #137
It's obfuscation. They are mentally pointing at themselves saying, 'I know everything and I refuse Lint Head Jan 2014 #147
Please back up and reverse that, its the alternative medicine people who claim to know everything... Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #155
Exactly. DeSwiss Jan 2014 #236
I'm not 100% against alternative medicine RandySF Jan 2014 #151
Is It Just Me? Or Is the Term "Woo" Itself Smug and Condescending? Leith Jan 2014 #154
Woo is just a simplified label montex Jan 2014 #217
Very smug. easttexaslefty Jan 2014 #370
Yes, very belittling Tumbulu Jan 2014 #475
The big tent is tailor-made to ''exclude'' certain kinds of people. DeSwiss Jan 2014 #156
Wow, we hate science now? Starry Messenger Jan 2014 #165
speaking as someone with no attachment to either woo or so-called skeptics, paulkienitz Jan 2014 #169
academically speaking it's done to strip context MisterP Jan 2014 #185
I completely agree with you, OP. darkangel218 Jan 2014 #192
Interesting Capt. Obvious Jan 2014 #420
Woo's on first? Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2014 #197
There was a time in history when the notion of Earth being round was woo darkangel218 Jan 2014 #198
Yes, and during that time, Woo ruled - early scientists were trying to dispel woo. hueymahl Jan 2014 #285
Its besides the point who killed who. darkangel218 Jan 2014 #287
It is exactly the point who killed who hueymahl Jan 2014 #301
K&R quinnox Jan 2014 #199
LOL, Science is hard! n-t Logical Jan 2014 #203
Being open minded is not anti science. darkangel218 Jan 2014 #210
Open minded is thinking aliens might exist.... Logical Jan 2014 #219
Why is it woo? darkangel218 Jan 2014 #230
You understand that the person making the outlandish claim is the one who needs the proof?...... Logical Jan 2014 #238
Oh, outlandish claim. darkangel218 Jan 2014 #248
Send me your best current evidence that aliens have visited earth. I will read it. n-t Logical Jan 2014 #257
Did you even read my post? darkangel218 Jan 2014 #258
Let me make it simple..... Logical Jan 2014 #267
Im not an expert on aliens, but some people regard such things darkangel218 Jan 2014 #278
Link to mainstream scientific paper that say aliens might have visited! nt Logical Jan 2014 #302
Just a quick google search darkangel218 Jan 2014 #305
That is not aliens visiting earth. It is probes. And plenty here.... Logical Jan 2014 #312
Alien probes. darkangel218 Jan 2014 #327
Proof is not speculating. Proof is finding one of the probes. No one has. So as of now.... Logical Jan 2014 #328
Those are not speculations, those are conclusions darkangel218 Jan 2014 #332
No, they are not. But I give up. n-t Logical Jan 2014 #333
All scientific studies follow a scientific method. darkangel218 Jan 2014 #335
Indeed 2naSalit Jan 2014 #206
... Cha Jan 2014 #264
Apparently that's 2naSalit Jan 2014 #274
Yeah, I don't get into these Cha Jan 2014 #291
Indeed. 2naSalit Jan 2014 #300
Of course! I remember.. Cha Jan 2014 #313
According to 2naSalit Jan 2014 #314
Backatcha.. Cha Jan 2014 #323
I do not know what posts you are referring to... LeftishBrit Jan 2014 #213
Ah yes.... CanSocDem Jan 2014 #334
Authoritarians are insufferable assholes whatchamacallit Jan 2014 #215
So are people who call everyone they disagree with "authoritarians". zappaman Jan 2014 #227
Yes, yes they are. quinnox Jan 2014 #245
Four chapters of a book I studied in Northwestern grad school on the pharmacology of hallucinogens ancianita Jan 2014 #220
Unfortunately, the medical establishment did not act on these studies Cleita Jan 2014 #237
Exactly. And many who do know are labelled woo because the tyrannical parameters of 'official' ancianita Jan 2014 #270
Who bent your spoon? Get over yourself. mr blur Jan 2014 #223
I have a feeling thats the attitude the OP was reffering to. darkangel218 Jan 2014 #234
Scientific Materialist Totalitarian Poo Flingers (R) have a weird woo fetish Berlum Jan 2014 #225
+1 n/t whatchamacallit Jan 2014 #232
Ad Hominem Attack montex Jan 2014 #277
Fail? Reality is Fail? paleotn Jan 2014 #286
No one is attacking reality. darkangel218 Jan 2014 #290
Huh? I didn't say anyone... paleotn Jan 2014 #308
Kick. Rec. IdaBriggs Jan 2014 #229
it is a middle of the road crowd in many ways . Not so many progressives on many topics lunasun Jan 2014 #243
Yep, and I take almost none of them seriously. Teens, mostly, closeupready Jan 2014 #253
Yes, creationists and climate change deniers have similar reactions when confronted by real science WatermelonRat Jan 2014 #256
^^This! montex Jan 2014 #272
+1-- My god, that's a good point. Marr Jan 2014 #276
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing." G_j Jan 2014 #262
+1million darkangel218 Jan 2014 #265
Totally with this. Long live woo. ancianita Jan 2014 #275
No, they are doing a service and saving people's lives. alarimer Jan 2014 #279
Thanks for the insults, alarimer. darkangel218 Jan 2014 #284
Where do you see any evidence that I "beleive that stuff"? Links please. n/t ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #359
God is not scientifically verified therefore for those who believe in God are idiots. Got it. n/t ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #361
It's what you get on DU--anyplace, really--when you disagree with people. Igel Jan 2014 #282
I don't engage in woo posts at all BainsBane Jan 2014 #283
First time I can ever recall agreeing with you. Codeine Jan 2014 #288
Yes, and Christians are being.... paleotn Jan 2014 #292
That must be very difficult for you. Scootaloo Jan 2014 #304
And OP proves right again. darkangel218 Jan 2014 #307
No problem. Scootaloo Jan 2014 #310
How much lower than this can you get? darkangel218 Jan 2014 #321
At least I'm not turning blue from argyria Scootaloo Jan 2014 #353
You attacked me because of my screen name. darkangel218 Jan 2014 #355
I did what, now? Scootaloo Jan 2014 #365
Keep your insults and excuses going. darkangel218 Jan 2014 #366
And hopefully someday you'll read a book not written by Deepak Chopra Scootaloo Jan 2014 #369
Youre in a dark place. I wish you well and light. darkangel218 Jan 2014 #371
No, you know who is in a dark place? snooper2 Jan 2014 #411
... NutmegYankee Jan 2014 #358
I think it is you who needs a hug. n/t ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #356
Maybe they're psychic? Digit Jan 2014 #336
I don't usually respond to these threads Marrah_G Jan 2014 #349
They are arrogant n/t easttexaslefty Jan 2014 #352
Sorry that you feel threatened by those who know more than you. Deep13 Jan 2014 #372
I am sorry that you are incapable of reading the entire thread but think you know everything anyway. ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #373
Woo That Some Should Consider cantbeserious Jan 2014 #381
Woo Cant Be Serious? hueymahl Jan 2014 #425
Very Serious cantbeserious Jan 2014 #436
Forums are about discussion Shankapotomus Jan 2014 #408
Yes forums are about discussion justiceischeap Jan 2014 #466
Because I don't have to entertain the idea the sun rises in the west.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2014 #409
Are they the same people who pile on, deriding, marginalizing and mocking ALL religious beliefs Common Sense Party Jan 2014 #412
Pitching Woo Glassunion Jan 2014 #415
Your anger suggests that you are suppressing something(s) Capt. Obvious Jan 2014 #417
ROFL!!! ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #426
Yo, I was paged to this thread. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #421
Is the alarm like the bat signal? Kaleva Jan 2014 #474
I, personally, am a big fan of Louis Wu. tclambert Jan 2014 #424
Seriously? fleabiscuit Jan 2014 #428
The medical establishment is very, very authoritarian tavalon Jan 2014 #429
Do you have any scientific evidence for your claim? cvoogt Jan 2014 #432
I just put them on ignore Pharaoh Jan 2014 #434
Hello, CTD....not intrested if fight..but.... abakan Jan 2014 #437
Good post, abakan. Welcome to DU! n/t ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #438
I can only speak for myself naturallyselected Jan 2014 #439
Great Post hueymahl Jan 2014 #445
Scientific research is often manipulated, or suppressed CrawlingChaos Jan 2014 #464
you would think if they are confident in their 'facts' they wouldn't need to act like bullies Chrom Jan 2014 #443
Interesting that you say that CrawlingChaos Jan 2014 #452
I've noticed the same thing as you laundry_queen Jan 2014 #467
Hmm, that's funny, I heard that quantum mechanics was pretty woo-ish. Waiting For Everyman Jan 2014 #447
agreed Chisolm Puzzledtraveller Jan 2014 #450
Creationists get offended when mean evil evolutionists poke holes in their crap as well. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #451
And vice versa egduj Jan 2014 #453
Except those on the side of evolution don't complain about a massive conspiracy to keep them down. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #454
There is no kind way to tell someone they're wrong. dorkulon Jan 2014 #455
Boo-hoo. n/t Ian David Jan 2014 #456
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