Is homeopathy a sham?

abaddon said:
No problem. If you aint seen it before, there is no reason for you to know it. I know there are many acronyms out there that I have never seen.
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It is ancient USENET shorthand, so I am never surprised when people don't recognize it. But abaddon beat me to explaining it. :D
 
My favorite was always the classic response to the question "How do I do X in program Y?": RTFM. HTH. HAND.

(Read The Frabjous(?)* Manual. Hope That Helps. Have A Nice Day.)

Anyway...back on topic.

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* Fine? Friendly? Fickle? Frilly? Frumpy? Funky? Flatulent? Fonetik? Freaky? Fahrvergnugen?
 
xtifr said:
My favorite was always the classic response to the question "How do I do X in program Y?": RTFM. HTH. HAND.

(Read The Frabjous(?)* Manual. Hope That Helps. Have A Nice Day.)

Anyway...back on topic.

YES

* Fine? Friendly? Fickle? Frilly? Frumpy? Funky? Flatulent? Fonetik? Freaky? Fahrvergnugen?
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Ah the old RTFM procedure, not far removed from the ID ten T error.
 
steenkh said:
In order to produce real homoeopathic beer, you would need to find some thing that produces the opposite symptoms of drunkenness, such as water. Potentising it would produce strong drunkenness. I wonder if the effect would be more pronounced if you dilute the water with alcohol?
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You may think you're joking, but have a read of this great article on the Grauniad website on homeopathy; in the homeopath's own words.

Elaine Lewis, HPathy.com: "If you're sea sick, you can make a remedy out of sea water; if you're sick from vacationing in Mexico, you can make a remedy out of the pathogen-infested local water (no offense to our lovely Mexican readers)!"

Society of Homeopaths, UK's leading professional body: "For example, drinking too much coffee can cause sleeplessness and agitation, so according to this principle, when made into a homeopathic medicine, it could be used to treat people with these symptoms."

Elaine Lewis: "The list of possibilities is endless."

Kees Dam, International Homeopathic Internet Journal: "One of the first things you ask yourself: 'Will there be a difference in [effect] between Berlin Wall and a piece of concrete from your own garage wall?' Emotionally you are inclined to say: 'Yes, of course', but rationally you may have your doubts."

Elaine Lewis: "When you're desperate, and you've seemingly tried everything, there's your own body to make remedies from: your discharges, your urine, your blood–you're never really without remedies, are you?"
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I'm baffled at how one can acknowledge that pathogens cause illness and still support homeopathy. That's some 12C cognitive dissonance...
 
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