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skepticscott

(13,029 posts) Sun May 19, 2013, 08:49 AM May 2013

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If anyone ever asks you what the harm is

in promoting "herbal" and other "natural" remedies that are unproven, remind them:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/18/dr-christine-daniel-sentenced-14-years_n_3299602.html

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If anyone ever asks you what the harm is (Original Post) skepticscott May 2013 OP

Yeah, but she was a charlatan. progressoid May 2013 #1

How to destroy proponents of homeopathy: DetlefK May 2013 #2

I like the way your mind works n/t SwissTony May 2013 #3

progressoid

(49,934 posts)

1. Yeah, but she was a charlatan.

Reply to skepticscott (Original post)

Mon May 20, 2013, 02:02 PM

May 2013

"Real" homeopathy and "real" natural remedies work and garble garble garble...

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)

2. How to destroy proponents of homeopathy:

Reply to skepticscott (Original post)

Tue May 21, 2013, 04:27 AM

May 2013

They are "chemists", so... They get several unmarked vials with various homeopathic remedies and and have to find out which is supposed to heal what.

SwissTony

(2,560 posts)

3. I like the way your mind works n/t

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #2)

Sat May 25, 2013, 06:35 AM

May 2013

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