Alternative medicine

[Living Freedom Land]

I always love it when H. L. Mencken has something to say on a subject: http://healthfully.org/am/id5.html

[Chinese Regions]

EWWWW THAT LOOKS LIKE COPYPASTA

Is the pronunciation "Copy Pasta" or "Copy Paste-a"?

[Murbleflip]

How is it not a valid source?

Here's a fun fact: If you are living in Britain, it is possible at least one molecule of water you have ever drunk has been through the bladder of Oliver Cromwell. Cholera was pretty abundant in London before modern, scientifically-verified, medicine existed, why hasn't water got memory of that, Hepatitis or urine?

But-but- homeopathy is intrinsically beneficial and there's no way it can do something bad because of quantum magnetics!

Or something like that, right?

[Chishimotata]

EWWWW THAT LOOKS LIKE COPYPASTA

Is the pronunciation "Copy Pasta" or "Copy Paste-a"?

Copy/pasta. So the former.

[Ostroeuropa]

Tell you what Homeopaths, we'll ban homeopathy until you people manage to kill the chief scientist of the UK with homeopathic poison.
We'll call it a blind study on the veracity of homeopathy.

Should be simple, right?

[Murbleflip]

NaturalNews is still not a valid source.

How is it not a valid source?

I'm not sure which assertion is more ludicrous: the assertion that homeopathy could possibly work, or that NaturalNews is a valid source.

[Ostroeuropa]

How is it not a valid source?

I'm not sure which assertion is more ludicrous: the assertion that homeopathy could possibly work, or that NaturalNews is a valid source.

Well, when I first heard of homeopathy before I looked into it at all, I didn't think it was complete horseshit. (I.E, before I actually knew what homeopathy claimed about anything)

The first time I heard of "Naturalnews" I immediately knew.

[Chinese Regions]

Here's a fun fact: If you are living in Britain, it is possible at least one molecule of water you have ever drunk has been through the bladder of Oliver Cromwell. Cholera was pretty abundant in London before modern, scientifically-verified, medicine existed, why hasn't water got memory of that, Hepatitis or urine?

But-but- homeopathy is intrinsically beneficial and there's no way it can do something bad because of quantum magnetics!

Or something like that, right?

I forgot something worse, fecal matter, my turds splash into water, why doesn't water have memory of that?
If water has memory, there is no use in recycling it.

[Chishimotata]

How is it not a valid source?

I'm not sure which assertion is more ludicrous: the assertion that homeopathy could possibly work, or that NaturalNews is a valid source.

Yes.

[Chinese Regions]

Homeopathy

[Murbleflip]

Tell you what Homeopaths, we'll ban homeopathy until you people manage to kill the chief scientist of the UK with homeopathic poison.

The only possible thing in that idea is "we'll ban homeopathy". Does the UK even have a chief scientist?

[Ostroeuropa]

Tell you what Homeopaths, we'll ban homeopathy until you people manage to kill the chief scientist of the UK with homeopathic poison.

The only possible thing in that idea is "we'll ban homeopathy". Does the UK even have a chief scientist?

It's the governments science man.

[Chinese Regions]

Homeopathy

Homeopathic Larggers-Stong stuff

[Chishimotata]

Homeopathy

Touche

[Jenrak]

I don't like using thought-ending clichés, but alternative medicine as a subject can be encapsulated by: if it works, it's considered medicine.

[Hathradic States]

It's all bullshit and anybody with credibility knows it.

If something works, then it is actual medicine, not this hippie tree hugger bullshit.

[Murbleflip]

The only possible thing in that idea is "we'll ban homeopathy". Does the UK even have a chief scientist?

It's the governments science man.

You mean... the Illuminati's head scientist! *Dramatic music*

[An All-Natural Nation]

It's all bullshit and anybody with credibility knows it.

If something works, then it is actual medicine, not this hippie tree hugger bullshit.

Natural medicine (like homoeopathy, herbalism, Ayurveda, reflexology, Reiki, and Traditional Chinese Medicine) is the only "actual medicine".

[Chishimotata]

It's all bullshit and anybody with credibility knows it.

If something works, then it is actual medicine, not this hippie tree hugger bullshit.

Natural medicine (like homoeopathy, herbalism, Ayurveda, reflexology, Reiki, and Traditional Chinese Medicine) is the only "actual medicine".

Assertion =! evidence. Sorry.

[An All-Natural Nation]

Natural medicine (like homoeopathy, herbalism, Ayurveda, reflexology, Reiki, and Traditional Chinese Medicine) is the only "actual medicine".

Assertion =! evidence. Sorry.

"Evidence" is not important. What is important is that natural medicine heals me, and can heal the world.

[Ostroeuropa]

Assertion =! evidence. Sorry.

"Evidence" is not important. What is important is that natural medicine heals me, and can heal the world.

And I'm a magical purple unicorn.
Evidence of that isn't important.
Do you believe me?

[Chishimotata]

Assertion =! evidence. Sorry.

"Evidence" is not important. What is important is that natural medicine heals me, and can heal the world.

That's nice dear. The rest of us will demand scientific evidence.

[An All-Natural Nation]

"Evidence" is not important. What is important is that natural medicine heals me, and can heal the world.

And I'm a magical purple unicorn.
Evidence of that isn't important.
Do you believe me?

Common sense dictates that you are not a magical purple unicorn.

[Ostroeuropa]

And I'm a magical purple unicorn.
Evidence of that isn't important.
Do you believe me?

Common sense dictates that you are not a magical purple unicorn.

And common sense is against Homeopathy. Whats your point?

[Murbleflip]

It's all bullshit and anybody with credibility knows it.

If something works, then it is actual medicine, not this hippie tree hugger bullshit.

Natural medicine (like homoeopathy, herbalism, Ayurveda, reflexology, Reiki, and Traditional Chinese Medicine) is the only "actual medicine".

Maybe you misread his post... he said that something does work, then it's actual medicine. Not if something can occasionally help with some minor ailments (and no, homeopathy can't do that, but some of what you mentioned can).