Need a ruling, please... [View all]
My wife and I have an etsy shop through which she sells original painitings and needlework, while I sell chainmaille jewelry and accessories.
For the jewelry, I work chiefly in aluminum, bronze, stainless steel and copper. I am aware that copper is reputed to have beneficial healing properties. Would it be unethical or hypocritical of me to cite these properties when I myself don't believe in them?
Naturally, I wouldn't make any claims with certainty, and I would instead describe a given piece by saying something like "copper is prized by some for its reputed health benefits" or "some believe copper to help maintain health" or the like." These statements would not be false, in that people truly do believe these things, and I make no assertions about my own beliefs, nor do I actually endorse these healing properties.
Still, I can't help feeling that it would be a bit shady of me to do this.
What do you think? (I haven't done it yet, by the way...)
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