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Science vs. Homeopathy
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."
Maybe it's a good thing that I'm allergic to antibiotics but were it not for western medicine(chemotherapy) my mom would be dead. So up yours with the "it's psychological" shit.
Please, for the good of Humanity, vote Obama.
Yea, I don't see the problem here. If some people think it makes them better, then power to them.
Western medicine's first reaction to anything is rejection. They probably hated the x-ray and antibiotics when they first came out also, so basically, modern medical science is not all that advances in my opinion.
If we had the cures to everything then people wouldn't be looking for things like homeopathy to make them feel better. I think people who follow this might ultimately wind up being more aware of what toxins and such they put into their body, so from the point of becoming more aware of your body I think it has some positive uses.
You can argue meditation is useless also and for the most part it is, but for some people it's amazing. Now I've experienced homeopathy first hand as my aunt is into that stuff, and yea it's pretty crazy and more or less laughable, but if she feels it bring her 'inner peace' then chances are she has still achieved more than most people.
I think the fact people are aware and interested about their nutritions and biological make-up is a good think, even if it's pseudo science or just total BS. I mean TV is BS, social network is BS, political campaigns are BS, yet most of us buy into all those.
I think we may be missing the idea that science is not the only way to improve how you feel. Positive thinking and feeling as though you are empowered over a situation, even when you not, in most cases makes people happier. It doesn't have to make sense and making sense out of it will only confuse you, especially if you not one of the people who support the view in question.
The only think i don't like it when new age or conservative nutball parents brainwash their children into not taking real medicine. These assholes who put their kid on homeopathic medicine instead of chemo and then their kids chances for being cured drop off drastically because by the time they can no longer lie to themselves about the effectiveness of homeopathy you are past the 'get it early' stage. That does piss me off, but it's not something limited to homeopathy, just stupidity and I do think people have the right to refuse treatment, though I don't think parents have the right to make that decision for their children.
It's funny, conservatives believe they can deny their children life saving treatment but they think abortion is wrong because your murdering a child. What's up with that? Both ways the child has no real choice so it's a very comparable situation.
>> 've never been to a practitioner, but I'm honestly not too confident in the concepts. Water memory? I believe that water memory could possibly be true. If you take a volume of pure water and let it approach equilibrium, I assume that the whole mass will oscillate/vibrate/move at some frequency. If you introduce copper atoms(for example) into the water, they probably would have some effect on the water's previous vibrational state, by introducing a vibrational state of its own. Now, remove the copper. Does the water immediately go back to its original state, or does the water retain some of the effects of the copper addition? I don't know, to be honest with you. IANAB(iophysicist). But I would not say that it is impossible. And if water memory has even a bit of truth to it, then I'd believe that homeopathy could also have a bit of truth though. But we currently have no good proof of either.
Hmmnn... You are a woman, no?
Did some MAN tell you about those copper vibrators... umm, vibrations?
Tell ya what: YOU remove the copper. And tell me how you did it.
BTW, how did you do in High school chemistry? Did you pass?
How about physics? Sleep a lot during class?
OK- Math. OH. I forgot: "Math is HARDDDD!" -Barbi.
Hey- Lady. Stop letting those men with peircing eyes (and waterous memory) sell you their charlatan crap.
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- aqk
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