Is homeopathy a sham?

[EHocking]

That is NOT irony.
Rain on your wedding day is irony;

No it is not.
Quoting Amazon and Morrisset as a source of your scientific data on subjects is quite erroneous.

my statement was LOGIC, not irony.
One thing that amazes me is that people can't see what's right in front of them.
LOGIC should be how you evaluate things; logic shows that homeopathic medicine works.

Incorrect. Logic and medical evidence shows that homeopathetics is NOT medicine.

Let's get back to the original topic--homeopathy is NOT a sham, no way.

Yes it is.
It does not cure anything that it claims to.
The "theory" behind it is not scientific.
It is based on the magical properties of banging bottles of water on a bible.

Sham.
Sham.
Sham.

 

[Jeff Corey]

There is PLENTY of evidence.
Read this: http://nccam.nih.gov/health/homeopathy
Observations show that homeopathic medicine works--this is inarguable.
LICENSING for homeopathy is available in many American states.
Let's all admit I've won the argument now, okay?

Let's all admit that you have no idea what you are talking about, no idea how science works and no idea how to present a logical argument, okay?

 

[uke2se]

Jeebus, people. He's pulling your legs, and making a good point about the terrible excuses homeopathy defenders normally employ.

 

[Stereolab]

Jeebus, people. He's pulling your legs, and making a good point about the terrible excuses homeopathy defenders normally employ.

Terrible excuses, I think not--this is EVIDENCE.
Randi himself is on the record as stating there is value in homeopathic medicine.
Oncologists know to use homeopathic methods when treating cancer patients.
Libraries are full of books detailing the success of homeopathic medicine over the years.
Linking to some hack website article only makes people here look worse.

 

[abaddon]

That is NOT irony.
Rain on your wedding day is irony; my statement was LOGIC, not irony.

Well let's just examine that:

An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day

98 year olds tend to do that. That's life (or death) not irony.

It's a black fly in your Chardonnay

That's just that flies are attracted to wine. No irony.

It's a death row pardon two minutes too late

An organisational failure, no irony.

It's like rain on your wedding day

It's called weather, not irony.

It's a free ride when you've already paid

Ask for a refund. Not irony, just bad luck.

It's the good advice that you just didn't take

Commonly known as stupidity. Why didn't you take the advice proffered? Not irony.

Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down he thought
"Well isn't this nice..."
And isn't it ironic... don't you think

That's an unfortunate and tragic accident. Not irony.

Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything's okay and everything's going right
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up
In your face

No irony in there at all.

A traffic jam when you're already late

Plan your journey better.

A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break

Who would be stupid enough to take their ciggie break at a No Smoking location?

It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife

I cannot conceive of such a situation. That is not irony, that is stupidity in the kitchen department.

It's meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife

that is jealousy, not irony.

The only irony in the song is that it contains no irony at all. Now, that's ironic.

 

[PetersCreek]

That is NOT irony.
Rain on your wedding day is irony; my statement was LOGIC, not irony.

The irony that apparently escaped you is that you that you were admonishing people not to lecture you while speaking nonsense, when that is precisely what you are doing.

Your assertions so far have been logic-free if not outright illogical, viz, your belief that Amazon ratings are a useful measure of validity. Look up Argumentum ad populum.

 

[aggle-rithm]

That doesn't make ANY sense.
Rain is caused by the condensation of water; you can wash your car any time you want.
One has NOTHING to do with the other!
LOL, you have no idea what you are talking about.
Lecturing me is basically counter-productive if you are just going to spout nonsense.

I would introduce you to the point, but you just missed it.

 

[aggle-rithm]

Oncologists know to use homeopathic methods when treating cancer patients.

In a way, I guess. They don't recommend that their patients stop drinking water.

 

[aggle-rithm]

Jeebus, people. He's pulling your legs, and making a good point about the terrible excuses homeopathy defenders normally employ.

I'm keeping an open mind about that possibility.

 

[EHocking]

Jeebus, people. He's pulling your legs, and making a good point about the terrible excuses homeopathy defenders normally employ.

Ah, Poe....

He's very good at it.

 

[commandlinegamer]

Funniest thread I've read in ages; keep up the good work.

 

[Twiler]

That is NOT irony.
Rain on your wedding day is irony; my statement was LOGIC, not irony.One thing that amazes me is that people can't see what's right in front of them.
LOGIC should be how you evaluate things; logic shows that homeopathic medicine works.
Let's get back to the original topic--homeopathy is NOT a sham, no way.

Good grief.

 

[remirol]

 

[carlitos]

The only irony in the song is that it contains no irony at all. Now, that's ironic.

Don't ya think?

If you married a meteorologist, and he selected your wedding date as being "rain free" and then it rained, that would be ironic. As opposed to alanic.

Jeebus, people. He's pulling your legs, and making a good point about the terrible excuses homeopathy defenders normally employ.

Yeah. On the plus side, I enjoyed that Goldacre article.

 

[dafydd]

That is NOT irony.
Rain on your wedding day is irony; my statement was LOGIC, not irony.
One thing that amazes me is that people can't see what's right in front of them.
LOGIC should be how you evaluate things; logic shows that homeopathic medicine works.Let's get back to the original topic--homeopathy is NOT a sham, no way.

No. Logic shows that it does not work. You are trolling now, goodbye.

 

[Alexander1304]

Where is the evidence that homeopathy works?At best it is placebo effect

 

[abaddon]

Don't ya think?

If you married a meteorologist, and he selected your wedding date as being "rain free" and then it rained, that would be ironic. As opposed to alanic.

Hey hold on a second, perhaps it's homoeopathic irony. The less of it there is, the stronger it gets.

 

[Fast Eddie B]

Interesting thread, but my working hypothesis is that we're being worked by a troll.

 

[Sideroxylon]

Ah, Poe....

He's very good at it.

Use of the Morrissette song are a strong hint as to what is going on.

 

[Safe-Keeper]

It's like trolls on your wedding day... :sings: