Comments on: Basic Alternative Medicine "Baffles Britons" http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2009/06/basic-alternative-medicine-britons.html Experiments and Thoughts on Quackery, Health Beliefs and Pseudoscience Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:47:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Alex http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2009/06/basic-alternative-medicine-britons.html#comment-8452 Alex Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:27:14 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2009/06/basic-alternative-medicine-baffles-britons.html#comment-8452 Excellent piece! Very funny. Excellent piece! Very funny.

]]> By: r.c. http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2009/06/basic-alternative-medicine-britons.html#comment-8405 r.c. Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:07:27 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2009/06/basic-alternative-medicine-baffles-britons.html#comment-8405 Speaking of sCAM's "vital force" and "chi" -- aka the archaic superstition known as vitalism -- US chiro. had an April 2009 meeting of sCAM vitalists at Life University [per http://www.life.edu/VitalismConference/schedule ].<br /><br />Can you properly identify the different "mind"s that we have in the different parts of our bodies -- aka "innate intelligence" [vitalism]? [per http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPZd6CYk9PE ].<br /><br />What a muddle: when a mind / consciousness is a vital force which is the body healing which is natural except its not energy or matter AND evidence and sense are out the window.<br /><br />The panpsychical ghost within: that's chi-ropractic [an irresistible pun].<br /><br />I wonder what shoes my feet want to wear today? Speaking of sCAM's "vital force" and "chi" — aka the archaic superstition known as vitalism — US chiro. had an April 2009 meeting of sCAM vitalists at Life University [per http://www.life.edu/VitalismConference/schedule ].

Can you properly identify the different "mind"s that we have in the different parts of our bodies — aka "innate intelligence" [vitalism]? [per http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPZd6CYk9PE ].

What a muddle: when a mind / consciousness is a vital force which is the body healing which is natural except its not energy or matter AND evidence and sense are out the window.

The panpsychical ghost within: that's chi-ropractic [an irresistible pun].

I wonder what shoes my feet want to wear today?

]]> By: Skepticat http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2009/06/basic-alternative-medicine-britons.html#comment-8372 Skepticat Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:21:09 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2009/06/basic-alternative-medicine-baffles-britons.html#comment-8372 Brilliant! Brilliant!

]]> By: SVETLANA PERTSOVICH http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2009/06/basic-alternative-medicine-britons.html#comment-8365 SVETLANA PERTSOVICH Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:24:09 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2009/06/basic-alternative-medicine-baffles-britons.html#comment-8365 However there is the quackery within science itself. More complicated version and more difficult for disclosure. However there is the quackery within science itself. More complicated version and more difficult for disclosure.

]]> By: Rob A http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2009/06/basic-alternative-medicine-britons.html#comment-8364 Rob A Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:14:49 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2009/06/basic-alternative-medicine-baffles-britons.html#comment-8364 Superb! Superb!

]]> By: SVETLANA PERTSOVICH http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2009/06/basic-alternative-medicine-britons.html#comment-8363 SVETLANA PERTSOVICH Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:13:39 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2009/06/basic-alternative-medicine-baffles-britons.html#comment-8363 It looks very "science-shaped" and attractive for simple and uneducated people (and for silly persons among educated people even). It smells of "miracle" and don't promise difficulties in assimilation of such info. That is why it is so viable... Like a weeds. It looks very "science-shaped" and attractive for simple and uneducated people (and for silly persons among educated people even). It smells of "miracle" and don't promise difficulties in assimilation of such info. That is why it is so viable… Like a weeds.

]]> By: Zeno http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2009/06/basic-alternative-medicine-britons.html#comment-8362 Zeno Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:13:14 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2009/06/basic-alternative-medicine-baffles-britons.html#comment-8362 You've excelled yourself this time, Andy! Brilliant! You've excelled yourself this time, Andy! Brilliant!

]]> By: Warhelmet http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2009/06/basic-alternative-medicine-britons.html#comment-8361 Warhelmet Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:37:40 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2009/06/basic-alternative-medicine-baffles-britons.html#comment-8361 That's Dr Warlock to you...http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Warlock_(Pyramids_of_Mars) That's Dr Warlock to you…http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Warlock_(Pyramids_of_Mars)

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