Re: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article

2009-03-23 Thread taylor
...@ubishops.ca Subject: Re: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) tips@acsun.frostburg.edu On 22 Mar 2009 at 21:57, Michael Smith wrote: Oh sure! Now you're just substituting one authority(Dr. Rona) for another (Dr

Re: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article

2009-03-23 Thread sblack
On 23 Mar 2009 at 7:02, tay...@sandiego.edu wrote: Does anyone really drink pure, distilled water in the real, regular world? We don't all live on submarines and even those who do, do so for limited amounts of time at a time. I mean, after all, he is peddling water filters because that's the

Re: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article

2009-03-22 Thread Jim Clark
. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 tay...@sandiego.edu Original message Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:36:51 -0400 From: Beth Benoit beth.ben...@gmail.com Subject: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking

Re: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article

2009-03-22 Thread sblack
On 22 Mar 2009 at 1:18, Jim Clark wrote: I take Beth's point about not dwelling on the MDCM, but the MDCM degree IS the MD degree. I think one thing causing some confusion is that in Canada the MD is considered an undergraduate degree. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_degree

RE:[tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article

2009-03-22 Thread Mike Palij
On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:36:51 -0400, Beth Benoit wrote: Attached is an article sent to me by someone who also happens to sell water purifiers. There is so much wrong with it (starting with the author's alleged MD, which must be something other than the M.D. with which we're familiar), and I

Re: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article

2009-03-22 Thread taylor
:51 -0400 From: Beth Benoit beth.ben...@gmail.com Subject: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) tips@acsun.frostburg.edu Attached is an article sent to me by someone who also happens to sell water

RE: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article

2009-03-22 Thread Horton, Joseph J.
[mailto:tay...@sandiego.edu] Sent: Sun 3/22/2009 2:14 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article The article is here: http://shop.snyderhealth.com/article_info.php?articles_id=6 Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor

Re: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article

2009-03-22 Thread sblack
On 22 Mar 2009 at 11:14, tay...@sandiego.edu wrote: The article is here: http://shop.snyderhealth.com/article_info.php?articles_id=6 The claim that distilled water is dangerous to drink makes no sense on theoretical grounds, and my PubMed search in my previous post showed that the claim has

Re: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article

2009-03-22 Thread Michael Smith
Oh sure! Now you're just substituting one authority (Dr. Rona) for another (Dr. Schwarcz) And we don't even get to see his statements! Instead they are relayed through a friend. Reminds me of that book (Urantia?) I had a quick look at the article seemed fine to me (lol). --Mike On Sun, Mar 22,

Re: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article

2009-03-22 Thread Paul Brandon
All authorities are not created equal. There was a long thread discussing Dr. Rona's credentials, and whether they had been misleadingly presented. On Mar 22, 2009, at 10:57 PM, Michael Smith wrote: Oh sure! Now you're just substituting one authority (Dr. Rona) for another (Dr. Schwarcz)

Re: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article

2009-03-22 Thread Mike Palij
On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:14:52 -0700, Annette Taylor wrote: The article is here: http://shop.snyderhealth.com/article_info.php?articles_id=6 This is a curious article. Since it is geared towards a lay/popular audience it doesn't use the traditional citation of sources and it is unclear whether

Re: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article

2009-03-22 Thread sblack
On 22 Mar 2009 at 21:57, Michael Smith wrote: Oh sure! Now you're just substituting one authority(Dr. Rona) for another (Dr. Schwarcz) And we don't even get to see his statements! Instead they are relayed through a friend. Reminds me of that book (Urantia?) You're right about the

RE: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article

2009-03-21 Thread Shearon, Tim
and systems You can't teach an old dogma new tricks. Dorothy Parker -Original Message- From: Beth Benoit [mailto:beth.ben...@gmail.com] Sent: Sat 3/21/2009 11:36 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking

RE: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article

2009-03-21 Thread Shearon, Tim
Medicinae Doctorem et Chirurgiae Magistrum- Can someone actually translate that? Now it's piqued my interest. My poor Latin background seems to want to say its something like Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery. But its an undergraduate degree? Can someone explain? :) Tim

Re: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article

2009-03-21 Thread Jim Clark
Hi Here's an explanation of the degree terminology ... in fact appears to be standard MD (with a Scottish twist). http://www.premed101.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-4206.html My pessimistic nature led me to expect it might stand for something (scary) like Complementary Medicine, but not so.

Re: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article

2009-03-21 Thread Dr. Bob Wildblood
of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) tips@acsun.frostburg.edu Attached is an article sent to me by someone who also happens to sell water purifiers.  There is so much wrong with it (starting with the author's alleged MD

RE: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article

2009-03-21 Thread Bourgeois, Dr. Martin
and computer teaching. From: Jim Clark [j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca] Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 3:47 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article Hi Here's an explanation

Re: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article

2009-03-21 Thread Beth Benoit
distilled water - critical thinking article Hi Here's an explanation of the degree terminology ... in fact appears to be standard MD (with a Scottish twist). http://www.premed101.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-4206.html My pessimistic nature led me to expect it might stand for something

Re: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article

2009-03-21 Thread Beth Benoit
Whatever...I hate to see this thread get too fixated on his MD/M.D., as it is only one of the things that critical thinkers should consider when thinking about the information supplied, though it does address the critical thinking concept, to consider the source. The rest of the article is loaded

Re: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article

2009-03-21 Thread taylor
Subject: [tips] dangers of drinking distilled water - critical thinking article To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) tips@acsun.frostburg.edu Attached is an article sent to me by someone who also happens to sell water purifiers.  There is so much wrong with it (starting