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HuckleB

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29. Acupuncture and history: The “ancient” therapy that’s been around for several decades

Reply to HuckleB (Original post)

Tue Feb 14, 2012, 04:11 PM

Feb 2012

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/acupuncture-and-history-the-ancient-therapy-thats-been-around-for-several-decades/

Acupuncture Revisited
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/acupuncture-revisited/

Some very good reading for open minds.

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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