Comments on: Skeptical Links http://www.lostaddress.org/2007/10/07/skeptical-links/ making our stupidity help you Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:04:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: James@women fashion dresses http://www.lostaddress.org/2007/10/07/skeptical-links/comment-page-1/#comment-11711 James@women fashion dresses Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:50:15 +0000 http://www.lostaddress.org/index.php/2007/10/07/skeptical-links/#comment-11711 I love the way James Randi explain the false side of psychics and mediums world. He uncovers the the way some of those people cheat others. By the story here, Sylvia Browne seem to be such a person. Thank for the post. I love the way James Randi explain the false side of psychics and mediums world. He uncovers the the way some of those people cheat others. By the story here, Sylvia Browne seem to be such a person. Thank for the post.

]]> By: Ray http://www.lostaddress.org/2007/10/07/skeptical-links/comment-page-1/#comment-7374 Ray Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:28:32 +0000 http://www.lostaddress.org/index.php/2007/10/07/skeptical-links/#comment-7374 To all: Hari and I have continued this via email and I have just discovered (and reported) that allopathy is not homoeopathy. The reason, as I read it, is that allopathy cures by doing the opposite to the illness: so a fever sufferer would be asked to sit in a cold bath to reduce the fever (which sounds fairly logical to me, as a non medical practitioner). Homoeopathy says that you mimic the illness to cure it. Therefore you would wrap a fever sufferer in a blanket to reduce the fever. Similar to all the advice I had as a child when I had a cold or the flu. So it is unsurprising that someone should receive a headache from taking a homeopathic medicine, particularly if that medicine was designed to cure a headache! To all: Hari and I have continued this via email and I have just discovered (and reported) that allopathy is not homoeopathy. The reason, as I read it, is that allopathy cures by doing the opposite to the illness: so a fever sufferer would be asked to sit in a cold bath to reduce the fever (which sounds fairly logical to me, as a non medical practitioner). Homoeopathy says that you mimic the illness to cure it. Therefore you would wrap a fever sufferer in a blanket to reduce the fever. Similar to all the advice I had as a child when I had a cold or the flu.

So it is unsurprising that someone should receive a headache from taking a homeopathic medicine, particularly if that medicine was designed to cure a headache!

]]> By: hari http://www.lostaddress.org/2007/10/07/skeptical-links/comment-page-1/#comment-7373 hari Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:24:10 +0000 http://www.lostaddress.org/index.php/2007/10/07/skeptical-links/#comment-7373 I have no idea of the inner workings, but I know for a fact that many of the medicines are not diluted so much. In fact, the doctor I mentioned clearly mentions the strength of each medicine. Some are so strong that if you take them without any symptoms you actually get those symptoms. My father has told me a stroy that a long time ago, a friend of my father once ridiculed homeopathy and took a strong dose of a homeopathic medicine and ended up with a severe headache afterwards. Fact is, one shouldn't mess with this stuff without full knowledge. ;) I have no idea of the inner workings, but I know for a fact that many of the medicines are not diluted so much. In fact, the doctor I mentioned clearly mentions the strength of each medicine.

Some are so strong that if you take them without any symptoms you actually get those symptoms. My father has told me a stroy that a long time ago, a friend of my father once ridiculed homeopathy and took a strong dose of a homeopathic medicine and ended up with a severe headache afterwards.

Fact is, one shouldn’t mess with this stuff without full knowledge. ;)

]]> By: Ray http://www.lostaddress.org/2007/10/07/skeptical-links/comment-page-1/#comment-7372 Ray Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:14:23 +0000 http://www.lostaddress.org/index.php/2007/10/07/skeptical-links/#comment-7372 But the basis of homeopathy (if my reading/understanding is correct) is that you take something which is supposed to work - let's say salt as an example - and then dilute it and dilute the dilution and so on and so forth until the salt is undetectable. The water you dilute the dilutions with is supposed to "remember" that the original had salt in it and react accordingly. I think that natural medicines have been coopted by the homeopathy bunch and managed to lump both into the public's mind. But the basis of homeopathy (if my reading/understanding is correct) is that you take something which is supposed to work - let’s say salt as an example - and then dilute it and dilute the dilution and so on and so forth until the salt is undetectable. The water you dilute the dilutions with is supposed to “remember” that the original had salt in it and react accordingly.

I think that natural medicines have been coopted by the homeopathy bunch and managed to lump both into the public’s mind.

]]> By: hari http://www.lostaddress.org/2007/10/07/skeptical-links/comment-page-1/#comment-7370 hari Mon, 08 Oct 2007 10:36:14 +0000 http://www.lostaddress.org/index.php/2007/10/07/skeptical-links/#comment-7370 Well, all I can say is that I know for a fact that it works. It has its limitations, but the medications are genuine and the effects are equally genuine. The doctor we see is a very transparent and open person and never hides the content of his medicines. Several of my father's ailments including chronic stomach trouble has been cured permanently only by homeopathy. Again, I base my views on personal experience only. This stuff works, but require patience and persistence in taking the correct dosage of medicines at indicated times over a period of time. Well, all I can say is that I know for a fact that it works. It has its limitations, but the medications are genuine and the effects are equally genuine. The doctor we see is a very transparent and open person and never hides the content of his medicines.

Several of my father’s ailments including chronic stomach trouble has been cured permanently only by homeopathy. Again, I base my views on personal experience only. This stuff works, but require patience and persistence in taking the correct dosage of medicines at indicated times over a period of time.

]]> By: Ray http://www.lostaddress.org/2007/10/07/skeptical-links/comment-page-1/#comment-7369 Ray Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:49:58 +0000 http://www.lostaddress.org/index.php/2007/10/07/skeptical-links/#comment-7369 'Fraid so - http://www.skepdic.com/homeo.html ‘Fraid so - http://www.skepdic.com/homeo.html

]]> By: hari http://www.lostaddress.org/2007/10/07/skeptical-links/comment-page-1/#comment-7366 hari Mon, 08 Oct 2007 02:05:15 +0000 http://www.lostaddress.org/index.php/2007/10/07/skeptical-links/#comment-7366 I hope you don't club Homeopathy along with other assorted nonsense. I have genuine first hand experience that Homeopathy works and in cases where Allopathy has failed miserably. As a system of medicine, it is genuine. It depends on how qualified the practitioner is and in our case, we consult an excellent doctor. We haven't given up allopathy, but I think there is a lot of value in homeopathy as a scientific system of medicine. I hope you don’t club Homeopathy along with other assorted nonsense. I have genuine first hand experience that Homeopathy works and in cases where Allopathy has failed miserably. As a system of medicine, it is genuine. It depends on how qualified the practitioner is and in our case, we consult an excellent doctor.

We haven’t given up allopathy, but I think there is a lot of value in homeopathy as a scientific system of medicine.

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