Bloody hell, what is this? I agree with you Fidds. In fact I saw a piece in the news the other week about this.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8489019.stm No the agreement is out of the way lets talk about your prediliction for putting others down. My freind of course the uneducated have nonsense running through their heads, they are uneducated. However many educated people belive in such nonsense too, so what governs the willingness to belive nonsense? I don't think education has as much to do with it as you assume. On 5 Feb, 19:57, fiddler <[email protected]> wrote: > IMO, when anyone makes a health claim, it needs to be tested. For so > many people the favourite argument is: "it can't be tested like > medicine." I think that's even a quote in that piece. This is patently > untrue and nothing more than a dodge. > > Self mutilators actually have some success, the pain and process of > harming ones own flesh creates a whole set of different chemical > reactions in the brain. This doesn't cure or prevent, it simply makes > your brain discount or ignore the more natural problems. > > On Feb 5, 11:50 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Does acupuncture fit in with this group? I knew a Chinese guy that > > swore by scratching. He used a wooden back scratcher to mutilate > > himself and claimed it kept him from getting sick and helped him > > relax. Whatever. Real smart guy too; owns a chain of Subways. > > Workaholic. > > > dj > > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 12:36 PM, fiddler <[email protected]> wrote: > > > For some reason, nonsense rules the minds of the uneducated. > > > Homeopathy is one of those nonsense topics. It's bad enough that the > > > homeopathic promoters don't understand the first thing about medecine, > > > biology, chemical interactions, etc., why do otherwise intelligent > > > people and organisations lend them credibilty by allowing them to > > > entertain this nonsense in a collegiate environment? I would be > > > horrified at a university that allows flat-earthers to teach geography > > > or creationists to teach biology or a geocentrist to teach astronomy, > > > this is just as bad. > > > >http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/02/ums_open_shame_the_center_... > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > ""Minds Eye"" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.-Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
