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Agnosticsherbet

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5. People who suggest homeopathic remedies don't say, "I am gong ot truck fuck your mind into curing

Reply to Romeo.lima333 (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 18, 2015, 01:31 PM

Mar 2015

your cancer."

They believe the remedies they sell really do have some therapeutic factor. A person who snake oil that believes in the snake oil is still selling snake oil. Believing that homeopathic remedies requires magical thinking and faith in things that are not real.

Yes, the placebo affect is documented, but homeopathy will not cure cancer at any stage via the placebo affect.

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Report: Homeopathy Not Effective at Treating Any Condition [View all] circlethesquare Mar 2015 OP

You mean magic isn't real? O crap. I have to tell my son he can't go to Hogwarts. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #1

it's not magic it's called placebo Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #3

People who suggest homeopathic remedies don't say, "I am gong ot truck fuck your mind into curing Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #5

yay, no side effects MrNJ Mar 2015 #2

Herbs do work over extended periods of time , not instantly like a drug . If you want all the side geretogo Mar 2015 #4

Herbs and homeopathy are not the same thing. SwissTony Mar 2015 #6

you are using a strict definition SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2015 #8

I'm not confusing homeopathy with any other alternative treatments. SwissTony Mar 2015 #9

it is not that simple SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2015 #10

Sorry, not with you. what money? n/t SwissTony Mar 2015 #11

How much does it cost to bring a "drug" to market? SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2015 #12

short answer? Heaps!! SwissTony Mar 2015 #13

Homeopathy... Saviolo Mar 2015 #18

All I did was search... SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2015 #19

It's a common misnomer Saviolo Mar 2015 #20

agreed SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2015 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author geretogo Mar 2015 #14

You state that the effect of homeopathic treatments are very mild. SwissTony Mar 2015 #15

anecdotal BS on homeopathy..... paleotn Mar 2015 #22

Homeopathic remedies are nothing but belief. Thor_MN Mar 2015 #23

Homeopathy is dilution of any active ingredients to where there are no more. NRaleighLiberal Mar 2015 #7

As explained to me, it involves repeated dilution of the ingredient into water Maedhros Mar 2015 #28

yes indeedy - right up there with demagnetized water, copper bracelets, etc NRaleighLiberal Mar 2015 #30

As a geologist by education, it's the "crystal healing" that gets me most. Maedhros Mar 2015 #31

"Herbs have never killed anyone" Belladonna? Hemlock? n/t SwissTony Mar 2015 #16

"Herbs have never killed anyone" is a profoundly ignorant statement Android3.14 Mar 2015 #25

Herbal supplements are snake oil sold to fill the coffers of Orin Hatch's friends Cassidy Mar 2015 #37

One of the problems with herbs and supplements edhopper Mar 2015 #17

Recent study proved that the majority of herbal supplements contained low amounts, if any, of the Thor_MN Mar 2015 #24

Interesting use of the word "majority" Android3.14 Mar 2015 #26

So 19 of 25 is not a majority to you? Thor_MN Mar 2015 #27

Only 25 total herbal products in the universe? Android3.14 Mar 2015 #32

76% of the sampled products failed. Thor_MN Mar 2015 #34

Thank you Android3.14 Mar 2015 #35

So I passed your test on reading comprehension and math skills? Thor_MN Mar 2015 #36

You know, you did pass Android3.14 Mar 2015 #38

Especially the sleeping pills: Oneironaut Mar 2015 #29

I don't use them, I'm still agnostic.. Helen Borg Mar 2015 #33