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jtuck004

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45. Your point is very good in general. Most deniers got that one down...
Mon May 2, 2016, 02:48 PM
May 2016


“The most monstrous monster is the monster with noble feelings”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky

And the self-righteous and all-knowing have brought us so much...


People who provide "nontoxic health alternatives" are angels? Brickbat May 2016 #1
If you say so... AxionExcel May 2016 #4
I dunno, but it sounds like your OP comment is about promoting woo. Android3.14 May 2016 #5
'Rigorously tested' by whom? The FDA? forest444 May 2016 #34
I don't know about the OP, but dismissing the FDA is nonsense Android3.14 May 2016 #50
They were indeed great once. But that's just resting on laurels. forest444 May 2016 #53
I don't think criticism of A implies acceptance of B. LanternWaste May 2016 #7
+ 1 AxionExcel May 2016 #13
But it is reasonable to infer such based on past post history. Humanist_Activist May 2016 #59
Except that the OP has a history of support for B. HuckleB May 2016 #61
This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel May 2016 #2
I've not expressed any support for alternative therapies AxionExcel May 2016 #6
it does, everytime they post Viva_La_Revolution May 2016 #11
I have seen this pattern PatSeg May 2016 #29
Riiight. Except when you have promoted it in your special passive-aggressive way progressoid May 2016 #30
here's the link MisterP May 2016 #3
Oh dear! longship May 2016 #8
Well said. Except placebo effect ain't nothing. TheDormouse May 2016 #14
Placebos are the null effect, by definition! longship May 2016 #20
Sorry, but you're wrong--placebo effects ARE stronger than doing nothing TheDormouse May 2016 #22
Wow you sure are on a rip and tear aren't you? A Simple Game May 2016 #33
You know people? longship May 2016 #40
I agree with you about homeopathy, but maybe you could try it to cure your fixation about it. A Simple Game May 2016 #44
Science informs medicine. longship May 2016 #46
Chiropractic? longship May 2016 #47
Placebos only work on people who believe it's real. AtheistCrusader May 2016 #27
If they know it does nothing, it's not a placebo TheDormouse May 2016 #39
We're all friends here, let's not get angry over semantics. AtheistCrusader May 2016 #48
The same can be said for witchdoctors and voodoo practitioners Major Nikon May 2016 #64
It has been my experience PatSeg May 2016 #19
Which treatments are worse than the disease? longship May 2016 #21
Sorry PatSeg May 2016 #23
Oh deary dear! longship May 2016 #24
Willfully Provocative ProfessorGAC May 2016 #9
Wow. That's exactly what I think about the regularly scheduled attacks on non-toxic health care AxionExcel May 2016 #12
Yeah, I don't wonder that at all. (n/t) Iggo May 2016 #10
I must be living under a rock TheDormouse May 2016 #15
The OP thinks DUers should be ok with alt med scams. HuckleB May 2016 #16
Woo woo. So now you are claiming to have psychic powers? AxionExcel May 2016 #31
You bet it's taboo. trotsky May 2016 #36
Psychic secrets revealed Major Nikon May 2016 #41
LOL! You think people haven't read your posts? HuckleB May 2016 #42
"Trick or Treatment" by Edzard Ernst & Simon Singh TheDormouse May 2016 #17
Oklahoma Dentist Exposed 7,000 Patients To HIV & Hepatitis By Using Dirty Instruments jtuck004 May 2016 #18
Doesn't change the fact that dentistry is real and it works. Iggo May 2016 #25
No dude, don't you get it? trotsky May 2016 #37
Your point is very good in general. Most deniers got that one down... jtuck004 May 2016 #45
Where can I find this schedule for attacking alternative bullshit? AtheistCrusader May 2016 #26
Forest for the trees folks, forest for the trees... Moostache May 2016 #28
Every service industry has issues such as these tkmorris May 2016 #32
Proof homeoquackery works! Major Nikon May 2016 #35
Our barbaric medical profession here in the Us is in a sad state. Madmiddle May 2016 #38
Yep. You go and diet and exercise that COLGATE4 May 2016 #51
What doctor doesn't recommend diet and exercise? Seriously, who the fuck are you seeing? Humanist_Activist May 2016 #55
Exactly. HuckleB May 2016 #56
Is it appropriate for me to give myself kudos? Humanist_Activist May 2016 #57
Drat! HuckleB May 2016 #58
I am aware that doctors make mistakes TexasBushwhacker May 2016 #43
And the 'ability to pay' issues can be addressed without damaging that inherent goodness AtheistCrusader May 2016 #49
LOL, those evil doctors just saved my leg from a staph infection. Odin2005 May 2016 #52
But water that "remembers" how to cure staph is just as good. Iggo May 2016 #54
Bravo. I applaud the doctors, and congratulate you on your recovery! AxionExcel May 2016 #60
Just because there's problems with the business of real medicine... Iggo May 2016 #62
You mean you are pushing homeoquackery again Major Nikon May 2016 #63
The dog pile and woo flinging is getting worse than ever around here. arikara May 2016 #65
. Iggo May 2016 #67
anticipate i will use prescription drugs over quackery dembotoz May 2016 #66
Maple syrup is non toxic ... GeorgeGist May 2016 #68
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