Comments on: Homeopathy Awareness Week, 14 – 21st June 2009

By: Will

Will — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:45:50 +0000

Also, by asking whether we take x, y or z as ‘gospel’ you show that you have no understanding of how evidence works.

We don’t take anything as gospel. We look at the quality of the evidence and weigh up whether it shows that homeopathy works, shows that it doesn’t work, or is of insufficient quality to say anything either way.

One can only take things as gospel (and I think by this terminology we both mean unquestioning acceptance of what is presented) when we are looking for evidence to support our existing point of view. Then we either accept it when it supports us or reject it when it doesn’t. This is the behaviour of a closed mind.

Instead, the open minded question all the evidence, positive or negative, and just see what the totality of it says. We’re not looking to attack homeopathy because we don’t like it, we’re debunking it because it doesn’t work.

By: Badly Shaved Monkey

Badly Shaved Monkey — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:31:56 +0000

Dawn, in case you are wondering, now is the point at which you offer a gracious apology.

It’s not that I expect one, but it would be nice to see one believer show a little integrity in these discussions. Sadly, most just go very quiet when they receive a reply like LCN’s and I have never seen one honestly reflect on what LCN’s statement might imply for the basis of their belief.

By: Will

Will — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:35:00 +0000

Dawn, what evidence do you have that homeopathy works?

I mean apart from reports paid for mainly by homeopaths.

By: Alan Henness

Alan Henness — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:17:43 +0000

Dawn

You’ll find that many commenters here have taken these sugar pills to no effect whatsoever.

Anyway, what’s that got to do with the utter lack of any good evidence for homeopathy?

By: Le Canard Noir

Le Canard Noir — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:16:41 +0000

yes. I have taken Belladonna 30C, Sulphur 30C and Lachesis 5M every day for a month as I was assured by a homeopath this would have profound effects. of course, nothing. They are just sugar pills. You don’t need to be paid by drug companies to know that homeopathy is pish.

By: dawn bowles

dawn bowles — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:54:00 +0000

Anyone here debunking Homeopathy ever tried it?
Or do you just take the reports (paid for mainly by the Drug companies) as gospel?

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By: The Captains

The Captains — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:07:15 +0000

Hello!

Cheers 'Givescepticsachance', we haven't reworked that song, but a friend of ours has reworked The Homeopathy Song for us, and created The Diluted Mix, a vast improvement on the original!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0-8dQF6TOQ

Cheers,

The Captains

By: Givescepticsachance

Givescepticsachance — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:40:51 +0000

I have not been aware of either HAW or HAW HAW week- Journalists and editors are more interested in MPs expenses and Jordan/Victoria Beckham it seems.
To stir up the masses (well a few thousand sceptics now since the Chiroprators inadvertantly helped with the recruitment drive ) I would suggest 'The Captains' rework a trad campaign song. I will offer the first verse.

Imagine theres no homeopathy
Its easy if you try
No need for bogus treatments
Deliberate deception not implied

By: The Captains

The Captains — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:29:55 +0000

Hello Le Canard!

You and other Bad Science bloggers (especially with the coverage of Jeremy Sherr) inspired me to write and perform this song with my band The Captains: Its called The Homeopathy Song, and to celebrate [sic] "Homeopathy Awareness Week", we have knocked together a rough cut and released it on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyuzUghQDGQ

Hope you enjoy it!

The Captains