Growth of Pseudoscience Harming Australian Universities

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Growth of Pseudoscience Harming Australian Universities

Posted by Soulskill on Monday March 5, 2012 @06:43AM from the my-horoscope-said-the-same-thing dept.

wired_parrot writes "The international credibility of Australia's universities is being undermined by the increase in the 'pseudoscientific' health courses they offer, two academics write in a recent article decrying that a third of Australian universities now offer courses in such subjects as homeopathy and traditional Chinese medicine, which undermines science-based medicine. 'As the number of alternative practitioners graduating from tertiary education institutions increases, further health-care resources are wasted, while the potential for harm increases.'"

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Homeopathic by Oswald+McWeany · 2012-03-05 06:46 · Score: 5, Funny

I think people that use homeopathic medicine should be allowed to marry.

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1. Re:Homeopathic by AliasMarlowe · 2012-03-05 06:54 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I think people that use homeopathic medicine should be allowed to marry.
  Maybe just if they promise to use homeopathic fertility enhancements only. The average intelligence of the human race would not be diminished thereby.
  
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2. Re:Homeopathic by Penguinisto · 2012-03-05 07:05 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I wish they would stop breading......
  ...so what if they used a Panko crust instead? Would you be okay with that, or are you one of those traditional grill-only types?
  
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3. Re:Homeopathic by vlm · 2012-03-05 07:14 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I think people that use homeopathic medicine should be allowed to marry.
  But only in extreme dilution like say 10e-30th of couples per country. After all, from an evolutionary standpoint, assuming they'd pass that "belief" along to their kids, that makes for a stronger ... solution... (oh I love /. puns)
  
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4. Re:Homeopathic by Anonymous Coward · 2012-03-05 07:15 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  No way. A marriage is between one vaccine refuser and one chiropractic patient.
5. Re:Homeopathic by i+kan+reed · 2012-03-05 07:27 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Are you crazy???? Hyperdiluted milk would cause them to die of starvation. Have you forgotten the law of opposites? you should only feed them hyperdiluted syrup of ipicac.
6. Re:Homeopathic by Jimbookis · 2012-03-05 08:44 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Yeah and if they ever have an accident they can go to a homeopathic emergency ward.
Re:Homie Opethie by idontgno · 2012-03-05 06:50 · Score: 5, Funny

It doesn't take much. Just a tiny, tiny, tiny bit. Diluted well. It's more effective that way.

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As Horacio Caine would put it by Daas · 2012-03-05 06:50 · Score: 5, Funny

Seems that Australia is "diluting" its talent.
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