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In reply to the discussion: Those claiming to be anti "woo" and pro science [View all]2naSalit
(91,042 posts)45. that's
a great idea! I think I'll do that too, maybe some cedar and copal too.
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Well then it should be a breeze to provide just one or two examples, shouldn't it? All that
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#48
Are you typing from inside an iron lung? Or blind from Measles? No? Thanks, science! n/t
X_Digger
Jan 2014
#51
?? I'm puzzled. Did I say somewhere that science has not contributed in any way to
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#79
Even the atomic bomb, which some consider to be unwise, was a success. Reality isn't always what
freshwest
Jan 2014
#114
Still nothing. I'm waitning for something of substance and have a feeling I will receive
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#62
Excuse me? Flight? Just what is the relevance of all that to the subject under discussion?
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#95
Yes, it produces 'results' such as those my girlfirend suffered when she realized she could never
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#121
Of course it did. They experimented on pregnant women, and I suppose you could say they
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#123
Woo to some equals 'science' that has had fatal and disastrous results for many people. To each
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#38
Of course you are trying to control the choices of others. It's right there in your comment over and
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#129
Those who make outrageous claims that "acupuncture works" or "vitamin B12 cures cancer"
Vashta Nerada
Jan 2014
#6
Well, here's the problem you are having. Neutral readers assume that when someone reports on
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#40
You want to re-read what you posted and reconsider? Here, I'll copy it for you:
flvegan
Jan 2014
#23
Making a claim, with no evidence to back it up, or with only anecdotal evidence, is outrageous.
Vashta Nerada
Jan 2014
#35
Geez, that's twice in one thread that folks are (intentionally?) misreading what you're saying.
X_Digger
Jan 2014
#26
Those who claim anything works FOR THEM, have to prove it. Eg, my MIL was on several prescription
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#43
So it's okay to prescribe FDA approved scientifically tested medications arbitrarily which HAVE
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#124
You mean the same way those who claimed that DES worked to prevent miscarriages
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#59
I didn't think you would. Thanks for the confirmation. Woo, it all depnds on what you know.
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#89
How do these get here? I read a post the other day where there are several from other countries, I
Thinkingabout
Jan 2014
#31
That particular poster wondered if I was an actual Democrat because I questioned woo.
Vashta Nerada
Jan 2014
#72
I actually know a nuclear physicist who swears by acupuncture for her pain. I shit you not.
X_Digger
Jan 2014
#75
Right. Water has 'memory' of piss, shit and all deadly bacteria that came in contact with water.
idwiyo
Jan 2014
#105
You are a scientist! You have healthy curiosity! Shouldn't it allow for a possibility that water
idwiyo
Jan 2014
#111
i wouldn't bother. honestly, the only woo thing that upsets me is vaccinations
La Lioness Priyanka
Jan 2014
#63
You want to feel superior to everyone but don't want education or credentials?
OriginalGeek
Jan 2014
#132