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In reply to the discussion: I can't understand why otherwise reasonable, educated people fall for homeopathic quackery [View all]TZ
(42,998 posts)92. That must be it!
Thanks, Orrex.
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I can't understand why otherwise reasonable, educated people fall for homeopathic quackery [View all]
Taverner
Oct 2012
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My understanding is that cure rate does not account for cancer that comes back.
Dr Fate
Oct 2012
#18
Right. It would be much better for them to spend their money on wishful thinking and snake oil.
Orrex
Oct 2012
#16
I have seen a fair share of woo on portions of this site during my time here.....
AverageJoe90
Jan 2013
#106
I dont know what homeopathic medicine is, but ignoring my doctor was the best thing I ever did.
Dr Fate
Oct 2012
#19
So you are saying that all of your problems actually lead back to a hearing problem?
Ikonoklast
Oct 2012
#60
It had nothing to do with allergies. I had high cholesterol, high blood pressure and was overweight.
Dr Fate
Oct 2012
#29
Almost like eating more McDonalds hamburgers after they already gave you cancer.
Dr Fate
Oct 2012
#41
Lots of doctors who take pills themselves and make their living off them agree. Have you read it?
Dr Fate
Oct 2012
#40
LOL! The main de-bunker in your link is a "Professional Sock Puppeteer", not a scientist.
Dr Fate
Oct 2012
#49
You think the puppet lady from that link is telling the truth? Is she a "peer"? LOL!
Dr Fate
Oct 2012
#63
So you did not read it, only a brief. You relied on the critiques from among others, a puppeteer.
Dr Fate
Oct 2012
#67
Have you read it? It was a peer reviewed study by scientists. Also, what meds do you take?
Dr Fate
Oct 2012
#45
The China Study's often cited critic is not even a scientist- she is a "woo" puppeteer.
Dr Fate
Oct 2012
#50
Is your "smell test" (sounds a bit woo) peer reviewed by scientists? The China Study is.
Dr Fate
Nov 2012
#99
Do you have any idea how many peer-reviewed studies are pushed as being something great...
HuckleB
Nov 2012
#102
Good to remember that 50% of all doctors graduated in the bottom half of their class...
Scuba
Oct 2012
#79
Bravo. My grandmere is currently in a coma. The time could come any minute.
revolution breeze
Oct 2012
#56
True. Unfortunately, it tends to be lumped in with other "natural" therapies.
Liberal Veteran
Oct 2012
#72
For a Skeptic-sponsored pseudoscience fair, I demonstrated the brewing of homeopathic beer.
backscatter712
Oct 2012
#47