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In reply to the discussion: How "woo" graduates to "not woo". [View all]callous taoboy
(4,602 posts)62. Our judicial system would never allow woo testimony.
But last time I presented this idea in an O.P. I got smacked around pretty hard.
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No really it is only "eurocentric' if one thinks that the scientific method is simply a cultural
Warren Stupidity
Apr 2014
#3
I won't nit pick. I was using the term generically in the way it is being used in DU's "woo-war".
Warren Stupidity
Apr 2014
#18
Yes indeed. Which is why the scientific methods used for evaluation are not static.
Warren Stupidity
Apr 2014
#20
which is why alternative medicine should embrace testing not run away from it.
Warren Stupidity
Apr 2014
#19
If there is an aversion to testing I think it's more about regulating and control than fear
cui bono
Apr 2014
#54
Indeed. It seems that if a claim is old and non-European, it's automatically valid and true.
arcane1
Apr 2014
#32
While Mourning Dove's quote is nice feel good stuff, its also BS I'm afraid...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2014
#47
Woo: chiropractic, homeopathy, reiki, healing crystals, antivaccine nuttery.
Spider Jerusalem
Apr 2014
#23
Chiropractic claims that illness is caused by pockets of negative energy...
Spider Jerusalem
Apr 2014
#68
Just because there is some observable placebo effect doesn't mean it's not woo.
Spider Jerusalem
Apr 2014
#83
I was thinking mostly about medication for depression. Quite a bit of evidence there.
A Simple Game
Apr 2014
#41
Here's the deal. I have problems with the arrogance of those who present 'science' as a
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2014
#53
You bring up discredited science, that is all you are doing, people are flawed and biased...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2014
#57
Yes. What do we call 'alternative medicine' that's been proven to work? Medicine.
Electric Monk
Apr 2014
#59
So how do you know which traditional remedies are bullshit and which arent?
Warren Stupidity
Apr 2014
#76
no shit. But the role for anecdotal experience is to identify what to test.
Warren Stupidity
Apr 2014
#90