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1. This topic, predictably, will go well.

[geek tragedy]

2. just like music has never caused food poisoning. nt

[ProfessorGAC]

22. Or Asteroid Strikes!

Geez, this is easy!!!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. But listening to The Eagles does tend to make me vomit.

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40. .

[snooper2]

39. Not true, one time there was a Canadian cook working at Red Lobster in Jersey

He was JAMMING that shitty band Rush through his IPhone and was really getting into it while not paying attention to what he was doing. He grabbed some lobster tails that should have been thrown out had he looked at the date and proceeded to cook them for some customers. The older lady was in the hospital for three weeks while her daughter wasn't as bad with dry heaves for two days.


Rush + Seafood + Canadian Cook = possible death

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

3. I think site standards are that when your post is about a linked article

your title is taken from that of the linked article, not made up by you.

[ret5hd]

9. Only true for LBN

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

12. Ah, good to know.

But I've seen it all over, so I guess if not site standards, than pretty close to being an unspoken rule.

[hobbit709]

5. It's also exonerated as a cause of cosmic rays.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. Well, of course homeopathy isn't contributing to antibiotic resistance.

That's because it's water. It doesn't do anything.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. But homeopathic water is expensive.

It's cheaper to get it from your kitchen sink.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

14. Our local news does a little segment off and on about saving money.

It noted that the markup on bottled water is something like 1600%.

It might as well be homeopathic water

[Hofbrau]

20. I know a guy who knows a guy...

[Igel]

11. However, in large quantities,

it can cause toxicity.

Or drowning.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. I've done the research. Homeopathy is snake oil.

Look up Avogadro's number. That's good ol' chemistry. What it means, basically, is that when you start diluting something, at some point there is exactly zero probability that there will be any molecules at all of the allegedly active ingredient. What you have left is expensive water and fake medicine.

[cali]

19. lol. seriously?

inane but true statements are not the basis of a fact driven thread.

Look, I have respect for some forms of alternative medicine and a great deal of skepticism about much of modern medicine and the drug pushing attendant with it, but there is NOT ONE scientific study that affirms the effectiveness of homeopathy.

[maddezmom]

25. Oh, you were serious

[MineralMan]

8. In other news, science has found no case where homeopathy was effective against anything.

Homeopathy, instead, has been found to be completely useless in fighting infections or in treating any other medical condition. Conversely, antibiotics have saved millions of lives by killing the bacteria that cause deadly infections. Despite growing resistance by bacteria to some antibiotics, antibiotic treatment is still saving lives every day.

Homeopathy cannot cause bacterial resistance to anything, of course, since it is devoid of any active ingredients.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

16. Dehydration. nt

[MineralMan]

18. Well, yes, that's certainly true, although

I wouldn't want to pay for all those tiny bottles. I'll just get a glass of homeopathetic dehydration cure from the tap.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

21. Hmm, and maybe (preventing, not curing) cirrhosis.

Dilute all of your alcohol down to homeopathic levels before you drink it, and you probably won't ever wind up with cirrhosis, heh.

[MineralMan]

24. I drink homeopathetic gin and tonic.

Homeopathetic Gin & Tonic Recipe:

In a tall glass with ice, pour tonic into glass until full.
Hold empty gin bottle, with cap off, next to glass.
Replace cap on empty gin bottle and put bottle away.
Garnish with lime slice.

Enjoy!

[hueymahl]

29. Literal LOL!

Using that recipe tonight!!

[Cal Carpenter]

15. Non sequitur

What point are you trying to make? All sorts of things have nothing to do with antibiotic resistance.

You could just as easily have said

"Having a buddha statue in your home has never been associated with antibiotic resistance".

--or--

There has never been a case of knitting a hat which is tied to antibiotic resistance.

--or--

Jumping jacks shown to not ever cause antibiotic resistance.


Or you could go this way...

No use of homeopathy has been shown to contribute to dog hair clogging the vacuum.

--or--

Homeopathy has never been tied to ingestion of a bear's gall bladder. Except wait --- that *is* an ingredient in a certain remedy.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

28. Many kinds of alternative medicine are useful and don't warrant bashing.

Homeopathy, however, is not one of them. It's a complete fraud and I reserve the right to bash it whenever the opportunity arises.

[Cal Carpenter]

34. Making a non sequitur in regards to homeopathy, which has nothing to do with

the very serious issue of antibiotic overuse, is not helping your case.

Do you know what homeopathy is, and that most 'alternative medicine' is not homeopathy? That many alternative medicines have proven efficacy, but homeopathy has not, and will not, because it is rooted in mythological thinking rather than science?

If you want an actual honest discussion, start with a logical OP.

What you posted was destined for mockery, and if you don't see why, then there is nothing I can say that will clarify it for you.

[OilemFirchen]

35. I take all my anitbiotics with homeopathic water.

They cancel each other out, so I'm safe.

[Cal Carpenter]

30. I use what most call "alternative medicine" every single day.

I'm not bashing alternative health. Hell, I'm not even 'bashing' homeopathy (although I'm sure I could, because it doesn't work the way its proponents claim), I'm just pointing out the error in your logic.

[MattBaggins]

17. You have officially won this weeks Epic Fail Award

My car hasn't broke down this month so Dowsing has been exonerated.

Unless this is sarcasm. Then I salute you.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

23. "Homeopathy exonerated as a possible cause of continental drift."

"Homeopathy exonerated as a possible cause of genital warts."
"Homeopathy exonerated as a possible cause of locust plagues."
"Homeopathy exonerated as a possible cause of hairballs in cats."
"Homeopathy exonerated as a possible cause of power outages."
"Homeopathy exonerated as a possible cause of the cable guy not showing up until nearly supper time."

[blackspade]

33. Exonerated? Fail.

[GeorgeGist]

36. BlummberBee, what homeopathic remedy do you recommend for ...

Bacillus anthracis infection?

A quick answer would be appreciated. Thanks in advance as I may not be able to post again today.

[Bonx]

42. Some things are bunk and deserve derision.

Homeopathy is one of those.
I wouldn't take it as indicative of support for big-anything, or attacks on anything else.

[SidDithers]

37. Dude, could you be any more obvious?...

Oh, and btw, contrails are homeopathic chemtrails.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002128567

Sid