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Science vs. Homeopathy

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the five-bucks-says-science-wins dept.

Mr. E writes "Ars Technica has an interesting look at pseudoscience as it applies to homeopathy. While most discussions about what science is get derailed by the larger controversies surrounding them, Ars chose a relatively uncontroversial pseudo-science to examine so that they could examine the factors which make homeopathy a psuedo-science: ignoring settled issues in science, misapplication of real science, rejection of scientific standards, claims of suppression, large gaps between the conclusion and evidence, and a focus only on the fringes of what we currently understand."

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  1. James Randi! by Mukunda_NZ · · Score: 5, Informative

    James Randi has often spoke brilliantly on the topic of homeopathy, in this authors@google video he speaks on it, among other things. http://youtube.com/watch?v=MTPj9VlNzQ0

    Homeopathy is a terrible scam and I know too many people that have been sucked in to it due to lack of education, and the ability for critical thought.

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  2. Re:Uncontroversial? Hardly. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative
    > Which reminds me, that "Head On" junk advertised on TV is homeopathic. My advice is to use bottled water instead:
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    > "Evian: apply it directly to the gullible"

    "Evian: apply directly to the naive."

    Fixed it for ya. I always wondered if having your product be "Naive" spelled backwards was an inside joke on the part of some marketroid.

    With that out of the way, my go-to site for debunking quack medicine is Quackwatch. Debunks all the health scams from homeopathy to ear candling to colloidal silver to chiropracty, all on one convinient page.