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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

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6. No, I'm just looking at things with a truly open mind.

Sat Oct 26, 2013, 02:22 PM

Oct 2013

Try it yourself. You might be surprised.

The ways we fool ourselves with our "personal experiences" are well documented.

PS:

Why We Need Science: “I saw it with my own eyes” Is Not Enough
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/why-we-need-science-i-saw-it-with-my-own-eyes-is-not-enough/

Anecdotes: Cheaper by the Dozen
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/anecdotes-cheaper-by-the-dozen/

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Chairman Mao: The real inventor of “traditional Chinese medicine” [View all] HuckleB Oct 2013 OP

Had I realized this would be the result... Wilms Oct 2013 #1

That's your response when the real world enters your view? HuckleB Oct 2013 #2

What can I say? I've seen acupuncture work. Wilms Oct 2013 #3

You've the same placebo effect as with any other placebo effect. HuckleB Oct 2013 #4

The first thing apparent is that you have an axe to grind. Wilms Oct 2013 #5

No, I'm just looking at things with a truly open mind. HuckleB Oct 2013 #6

I'm sure we could round and round. Wilms Oct 2013 #7

Again, the evidence is clear. It's not working. HuckleB Oct 2013 #8

Really? Are you Bill Frist doing tele-medicine? Wilms Oct 2013 #9

The only one assuming anything is you. HuckleB Oct 2013 #11

Pardon? Wilms Oct 2013 #12

And now you're pushing the fake notions of Eastern and Western. HuckleB Oct 2013 #13

You're not done yelling at me? Wilms Oct 2013 #14

Have the last word, HB. Wilms Oct 2013 #16

You offered no actual "word." HuckleB Oct 2013 #17

As with many of these situations EvolveOrConvolve Oct 2013 #10

Too bad. Lucky Charms are magically delicious... SidDithers Oct 2013 #19