Homeopathic Science Fair Project

[benji]

He's a shy kid, and as I stated earlier, he has always struggled in school (he's a solid "C" student). I think that he's a bit frightened of being "judged" and possibly not knowing answers to some of the deeper questions.

Could his friends somehow be involved in this (actively or passively)? I'm just guessing here, but if he isn't actually a great student, chances are his friends aren't either. Maybe he's afraid of being the "smart guy" in the group all of a sudden. Just an idea - maybe you can bring it up carefully when you discuss things with him again...


(... and if I'm right I want that Million Dollars!)

 

[VespaGuy]

VG, your kid still gets an F because he tried to tie it to homeopathy and but he wasn't creating a homeopathic remedy. All he accomplished was a dilution. No homeopath has ever claimed that a remedy above Avogadro's number has original material left, so that was never in dispute or in need of experimentation. Of course there would be no effect, beneficial or otherwise, to what he produced.

My nephew got an A+ because he used logic and science in a science class. Yes, all he did was dilute a substance - which is exactly what a homeopathic preparation is. If you have a scientific explination for how succession and potentization work and how a dilluted preparation differs from a potentized one, please share it.

I'm glad to hear he's ok.

He's fine. He's not allergic to sugar.

 

[VespaGuy]

Could his friends somehow be involved in this (actively or passively)? I'm just guessing here, but if he isn't actually a great student, chances are his friends aren't either. Maybe he's afraid of being the "smart guy" in the group all of a sudden. Just an idea - maybe you can bring it up carefully when you discuss things with him again...


(... and if I'm right I want that Million Dollars!)

I'm almost positive that this is the case... I've danced around the subject already a few times with him. He's not in the lowest level classes, but his classmates aren't necessarily 'over-acheivers'. I suspect that it's not 'cool' to be smart.

You should have filled out the Million Dollar Application!!!

 

[benji]

You should have filled out the Million Dollar Application!!!

Darn... but then, I also should have used more "energies" and "auras" and a LOT less "maybes" and "guessings".

 

[patnray]

In any case, wasn't it a 30c preparation of food colouring? Have any provings of "foodum colouringum" (or whatever pseudo-latin name they'd give it) been carried out? What does Bowser think a 30c preparation of food colouring would be good for?

Sadness (blues): blue coloring?
Rash (redness): red coloring?
queasiness (feeling green): green coloring?
Yellow fever: yellow coloring?

 

[Rasmus]

Taking the full package of 30C (whatever a package's worth might be) at one gulp would be considered a single dose. That would not have the impact of taking it as individual doses one at a time for however long the package was supposed to last. I'm glad to hear he's ok. And he sounds like a good kid, and nice of you to take such an interest in him.

Would you care to elaborate on that?

So, the actual does doesn't matter *at all*? (This is what you are saying, I would just like to have it explained - there really is no way you can get out of that conclusion...)

Rasmus.

 

[BobW]

Taking the full package of 30C (whatever a package's worth might be) at one gulp would be considered a single dose.

Would taking half a pill also be considered a single dose?

 

[fishbob]

Would taking half a pill also be considered a single dose?

YES!!! and this means that not taking any at all would also be considered a single dose.

I just saved sick people millions of dollars, with BobW's inspiration, and I don't even get a lousy T-shirt.

 

[Rolfe]

YES!!! and this means that not taking any at all would also be considered a single dose.

Oh, that seems to be well documented in homoeopathy - or at least to their standards of documentation!

Anecdotal reports exist of patients reporting improvement in their symptoms before they have received the potentised medicine. When patients began to feel better,this has been claimed to coincide with the moment the practitioner had 'understood' the case and decided on the appropriate medicine (i.e., the 'moment' of PPR entanglement). There are also reports (again, anecdotal) of homeopaths 'prescribing' by writing down the name of a medicine and placing over it a glass of water. The patient drinking the water has been reported to lead to their symptoms improving.

You just couldn't make it up - except they did!

Rolfe.

 

[Mojo]

Oh, that seems to be well documented in homoeopathy - or at least to their standards of documentation!

Anecdotal reports exist of patients reporting improvement in their symptoms before they have received the potentised medicine. When patients began to feel better,this has been claimed to coincide with the moment the practitioner had 'understood' the case and decided on the appropriate medicine (i.e., the 'moment' of PPR entanglement). There are also reports (again, anecdotal) of homeopaths 'prescribing' by writing down the name of a medicine and placing over it a glass of water. The patient drinking the water has been reported to lead to their symptoms improving.

You just couldn't make it up - except they did!

Rolfe.

 

[Mojo]

No homeopath has ever claimed that a remedy above Avogadro's number has original material left, so that was never in dispute or in need of experimentation.

Have you heard of the famous Dr. MAS?

Of course there would be no effect, beneficial or otherwise, to what he produced.

No homoeopath has ever conclusively demonstrated that there is any effect, beneficial or otherwise, to what they produce either.

 

[NoZed Avenger]

[quoting source]Anecdotal reports exist of patients reporting improvement in their symptoms before they have received the potentised medicine. When patients began to feel better,this has been claimed to coincide with the moment the practitioner had 'understood' the case and decided on the appropriate medicine (i.e., the 'moment' of PPR entanglement). There are also reports (again, anecdotal) of homeopaths 'prescribing' by writing down the name of a medicine and placing over it a glass of water. The patient drinking the water has been reported to lead to their symptoms improving.

There is no smiley that can properly capture my facial expression upon reading this.


Is there one with fireworks, spinning interlocking circles, a circus troop, Shamu dancing the Macarena with Elton John in Liederhosen, and Napolean's army marching through the Volga river . . . in retreat?

 

[Tony4245]

Taking the full package of 30C (whatever a package's worth might be) at one gulp would be considered a single dose. That would not have the impact of taking it as individual doses one at a time for however long the package was supposed to last. I'm glad to hear he's ok. And he sounds like a good kid, and nice of you to take such an interest in him.

<snort>
Hell, I'll eat a full pound of whatever 30C stuff you care to name - and the only thing that'll happen is going to be my blood sugar going through the roof.