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saras

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16. When we take science back from corporations, you might have a point

Reply to HuckleB (Original post)

Tue Feb 14, 2012, 02:39 AM

Feb 2012

For the last thirty years, at least, there has been pretty much no behavioral psychology research with the purpose of making people's lives better. It is funded by, and directed towards, manipulating people more effectively and at an earlier age for corporate profit. That's no more science than spreading kudzu through the lakes of the Midwest is farming.

A large part of the scientific method is applying the scientific method, not corporate control, to the issue of what questions should be asked and what research should be funded.

So, yes, I'd love to see more scientific method in Western medicine.

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What Is Traditional Chinese Medicine? [View all] HuckleB Feb 2012 OP

Du rec. Nt xchrom Feb 2012 #1

Anything... BiggJawn Feb 2012 #2

Something like this.. pipoman Feb 2012 #3

How about the monkeys who discovered that eating charcoal Voice for Peace Feb 2012 #4

isn't that something? KT2000 Feb 2012 #5

agree Voice for Peace Feb 2012 #24

To understand Traditional Chinese Medicine KT2000 Feb 2012 #6

AMen, not all TCM uses animal parts and in fact, most of it doesn't. Ecumenist Feb 2012 #7

Actually, acupuncture is pretty well understood in the "west." laconicsax Feb 2012 #8

Hmm Really? So, I suppose the acupuncture I received to control a bleeding problem that Ecumenist Feb 2012 #9

Ah, yes. Reality as determined by anecdote. laconicsax Feb 2012 #12

My dear, I understand so much more medically than you can begin to imagine... Ecumenist Feb 2012 #13

What a lovely appeal to authority. laconicsax Feb 2012 #14

You know, trying to tell what my experience was and those of many other people were Ecumenist Feb 2012 #15

The Role of Anecdotes in Science-Based Medicine HuckleB Feb 2012 #20

Some believe that personal experience, or personal p.o.v., has no validity. Voice for Peace Feb 2012 #26

That's what I've decided. It's NOT anecdotal. I had PHYSICAL CHANGES that had not Ecumenist Feb 2012 #27

Actually, the issue is that those who want to push anecdotes don't want to challenge their beliefs. HuckleB Feb 2012 #28

A link Dorian Gray Feb 2012 #22

+1000 n/t Former_DU_Member Feb 2012 #30

you bring up reality Voice for Peace Feb 2012 #25

Yes - I was just making KT2000 Feb 2012 #10

Exactly. I agree with you. Ecumenist Feb 2012 #11

The OP has a complete understanding of it. HuckleB Feb 2012 #18

You mean the kind of "complete and accurate understanding" skepticscott Feb 2012 #21

Explain how the OP is a "straw man argument." HuckleB Feb 2012 #19

+1000 BuddhaGirl Feb 2012 #23

When we take science back from corporations, you might have a point saras Feb 2012 #16

What does this red herring have to do with anything? HuckleB Feb 2012 #17

It has to do with there being TWO crap systems, not just one saras Feb 2012 #31

That does not come close to answering the question. HuckleB Feb 2012 #32

Acupuncture and history: The “ancient” therapy that’s been around for several decades HuckleB Feb 2012 #29

If I am unwell... Why Syzygy Feb 2012 #33

I hate to break it to you... laconicsax Feb 2012 #34

silly Why Syzygy Feb 2012 #35

That herring has a lovely shade of red. n/t laconicsax Feb 2012 #36

If the evidence is clear that something does not work, then why would you allow people to lie? HuckleB Feb 2012 #37