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RE: What can happen if you overdo it...
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Ruphus
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RE: What can happen if you overdo it... (in reply to marrow3)
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ORIGINAL: marrow3 Generally it is not scientific to indiscriminately dismiss alternative medicine, but skepticism is considered good practice. www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v13/n7/full/nn.2562.html Having said that I work in an office opposite a chap who is trained as a homeopath (in addition to being trained as a biochemist), who is trying to prove that there is a some kind of scientific effect in infinite dilution together with succussion (hitting and stirring the solution). The infinite dilution claim does go directly against a vast body of chemistry and so it becomes the basis of ridicule akin to those who disbelieve evolution, or that the Earth goes around the sun. But I can't say *for sure* that he wont find something interesting - then again life is short and I'm not holding my breath. Homoeopathy well proved the phenomenon of image and belief. It boosted after an article in a reputated magazine, after the magazine had exceptionally released beforehand a report on experimental series of a staff member of the Pasteur institute. When the series was repeated it showed that the experiment leader and his assistant had unconsciously manipulated their countings. However, as the article was out already there was no halt anymore for the prairie fire going on until today. Having discussed this with believers and pratising doctors, it showed that they will steardily dismiss any refuting facts. Just like with convinced followers of the greek astrology calendar, who will not even blink when you tell them matter-related news, like that the astronomic situation has changed since the times of ancient greece, and that the signs of zodiac should have 2,5 more icons by now, with the whole cyle shifted by at least one sign by now. Belief defies ratio; that´s what it´s there for. Ruphus
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