More homeopathic money wasting - thanks NHS.
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No wonder we begrudge paying taxes.
In the last three years, £11.98 million spent by PCTs on homeopathic treatments.
I have an idea - keep the hospitals clean and stop neglecting frail, elderly patients. When you've done that, then piss MY tax contributions away on sugar pills.
twunts.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jun/10/comp...
In the last three years, £11.98 million spent by PCTs on homeopathic treatments.
I have an idea - keep the hospitals clean and stop neglecting frail, elderly patients. When you've done that, then piss MY tax contributions away on sugar pills.
twunts.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jun/10/comp...
Just in case the 'believers' think we are too cynical:
a systematic review of systematic revies on homeopathy
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcg...
a systematic review of systematic revies on homeopathy
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcg...
Somewhatfoolish said:
Dr_Gonzo said:
Was having a conversation with my girlfriend over dinner about this last night. She seemed to think there was something in it; I explained to her it's complete b
ks. She's a pharmasist 
Pharmacists are the worst, take a look at the crap you find in a typical boots!ks. She's a pharmasist 
No crap in my independent pharmacy and no homeopathic preparations either. So there.johnfm said:
The Black Flash said:
I work with a pharmacist who's also a practicing homeopath. I've never worked out how he squares the two in his head.
I expect the 'money for old rope' side of the homeopathic practice helps him square that particular cicle.
I'd like to agree, but he seems to really believe in it, rather than being a money grabbing charlatan.I mean, obviously he is a money-grabbing charlatan, but I don't think he thinks he is
Edited by The Black Flash on Thursday 11th June 16:23
I work for a small clinical research organisation and I am the only one in the staff who find homeopathic medicine morally offensive.
My director currently has a bottle of "rescue remedy" on her desk.
Whilst there is certainly a correlation between lack of intelligence and superstition. The problem is not so much that these people are stupid. They are ignorant of the rationale behind the scientific method. They see something work once by coincidence and then they believe it will work indefinately or say that "it doesn't work for everybody". They do not understand probability or the concept of unknown, but rational, variables. Nor do they appreciate the depth of knowledge at their fingertips.
When they see something that cannot immediately be explained they jump on the mysticism bandwagon because it offers them comfort. These people are often religious for the same reason.
Don't be so quick to condemn them though. These are frightened and weak minded people. It takes a lot of strength and courage to exorcise mysticism. Particularly if it has been bred into you. As a young catholic I recall the painful days when I questioned my faith were not met with support, but with condemnation. It does not help when the world is run by the mystics. We are "ahead of the curve in many ways".
It is my understanding. That some people cannot deal with the real world and would rather live in a mystics fantasy and false hope. I think we have to cater for them to an extent. However wrong they are.
My director currently has a bottle of "rescue remedy" on her desk.
Whilst there is certainly a correlation between lack of intelligence and superstition. The problem is not so much that these people are stupid. They are ignorant of the rationale behind the scientific method. They see something work once by coincidence and then they believe it will work indefinately or say that "it doesn't work for everybody". They do not understand probability or the concept of unknown, but rational, variables. Nor do they appreciate the depth of knowledge at their fingertips.
When they see something that cannot immediately be explained they jump on the mysticism bandwagon because it offers them comfort. These people are often religious for the same reason.
Don't be so quick to condemn them though. These are frightened and weak minded people. It takes a lot of strength and courage to exorcise mysticism. Particularly if it has been bred into you. As a young catholic I recall the painful days when I questioned my faith were not met with support, but with condemnation. It does not help when the world is run by the mystics. We are "ahead of the curve in many ways".
It is my understanding. That some people cannot deal with the real world and would rather live in a mystics fantasy and false hope. I think we have to cater for them to an extent. However wrong they are.
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