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		<title>By: Anon</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 07:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[quote comment=&quot;30120&quot;]Your malicious propaganda against homeopathy is set to die soon.

with technology becoming better, soon even idiots like you will be able to understand How Homeopathy Works.[/quote]No actually it doesn&#039;t, all that really showed was that the dilutions homoeopaths claim to use can&#039;t actually be reached.</description>
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://depletedcranium.com/who-lays-the-smack-down-on-homeopathy/#comment-30120"><b>Nisha Singh said:</b></a></p>
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Your malicious propaganda against homeopathy is set to die soon.</p>
<p>with technology becoming better, soon even idiots like you will be able to understand How Homeopathy Works.</p>
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<p>No actually it doesn&#8217;t, all that really showed was that the dilutions homoeopaths claim to use can&#8217;t actually be reached.</p>
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		<title>By: Nisha Singh</title>
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		<dc:creator>Nisha Singh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 06:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Your malicious propaganda against homeopathy is set to die soon.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/IIT-B-team-shows-how-homeopathy-works/articleshow/7108579.cms

with technology becoming better, soon even idiots like you will be able to understand How Homeopathy Works.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your malicious propaganda against homeopathy is set to die soon.</p>
<p><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/IIT-B-team-shows-how-homeopathy-works/articleshow/7108579.cms" rel="nofollow">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/IIT-B-team-shows-how-homeopathy-works/articleshow/7108579.cms</a></p>
<p>with technology becoming better, soon even idiots like you will be able to understand How Homeopathy Works.</p>
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		<title>By: drbuzz0</title>
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		<dc:creator>drbuzz0</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[quote comment=&quot;25714&quot;]I told you, its not that you cant see benefits of homeopathy but you are paid to write against. [/quote]

*sigh*

Not this shit again.    No, I am not paid by anyone to write anything on this site.   I&#039;m sure that there&#039;s no way I can prove that to the satisfaction of a committed enough nutball.


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So you will deny everything that supports homeopathy. It was not lack of homeopathy all these years, it was lack of scientific development that working of homeopathy could not be proved. With better technology homeopathy is getting proved. And it is proved that you are paid insane criminal working against interest of humanity. But you cant kill truth just like you could not kill Jesus.[/quote]

Well, first I&#039;m not a Christian, but as far as proving homeopathy goes, I&#039;ll point out a couple of things.   The theory and rules behind how homeopathy supposedly works is patently absurd and only a few thought experiments are required to show that it has some insurmountable paradoxes.

However, that having been said, science does not require that you know *how* something works in order to know that it does work.

I can give an example.   Lithium salts are the current standard for treatment of bipolar.  For decades they have been shown safe and effective in stabilizing mood and having some anti-psychotic properties.   We know this is the case thanks to volumes of high quality studies.   However, we&#039;re not entirely sure why the work or how the mechanism of action works.    In the early years, it&#039;s fair to say we had no idea why lithium salts worked so well.   Today, we have some pretty good hypothesizes, but we&#039;re still not entirely certain which mechanism of action is the important one.</description>
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://depletedcranium.com/who-lays-the-smack-down-on-homeopathy/#comment-25714"><b>Nisha Singh said:</b></a></p>
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I told you, its not that you cant see benefits of homeopathy but you are paid to write against. </p>
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<p>*sigh*</p>
<p>Not this **** again.    No, I am not paid by anyone to write anything on this site.   I&#8217;m sure that there&#8217;s no way I can prove that to the satisfaction of a committed enough nutball.</p>
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://depletedcranium.com/who-lays-the-smack-down-on-homeopathy/#comment-25714"><b>Nisha Singh said:</b></a></p>
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<p>So you will deny everything that supports homeopathy. It was not lack of homeopathy all these years, it was lack of scientific development that working of homeopathy could not be proved. With better technology homeopathy is getting proved. And it is proved that you are paid insane criminal working against interest of humanity. But you cant kill truth just like you could not kill Jesus.</p>
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<p>Well, first I&#8217;m not a Christian, but as far as proving homeopathy goes, I&#8217;ll point out a couple of things.   The theory and rules behind how homeopathy supposedly works is patently absurd and only a few thought experiments are required to show that it has some insurmountable paradoxes.</p>
<p>However, that having been said, science does not require that you know *how* something works in order to know that it does work.</p>
<p>I can give an example.   Lithium salts are the current standard for treatment of bipolar.  For decades they have been shown safe and effective in stabilizing mood and having some anti-psychotic properties.   We know this is the case thanks to volumes of high quality studies.   However, we&#8217;re not entirely sure why the work or how the mechanism of action works.    In the early years, it&#8217;s fair to say we had no idea why lithium salts worked so well.   Today, we have some pretty good hypothesizes, but we&#8217;re still not entirely certain which mechanism of action is the important one.</p>
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		<title>By: DV82XL</title>
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		<dc:creator>DV82XL</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[quote comment=&quot;25714&quot;]I told you, its not that you cant see benefits of homeopathy but you are paid to write against. So you will deny everything that supports homeopathy. It was not lack of homeopathy all these years, it was lack of scientific development that working of homeopathy could not be proved. With better technology homeopathy is getting proved. And it is proved that you are paid insane criminal working against interest of humanity. But you cant kill truth just like you could not kill Jesus.[/quote]

I get no money to write against homeopathy however if someone is interested in paying me to do so I would be pleased if you would drop me a note in comments on my page. You can get there by clicking my name above. My rates for short prose and essays are reasonable and accommodation can be made if you are offering regular work.

Obviously from the number of times I have been accused of being a paid shill in this subject and several other related topics, it can be plainly seen that my work is of commercial quality and is consistently of high standards. I look forward to hearing from prospective clients.</description>
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://depletedcranium.com/who-lays-the-smack-down-on-homeopathy/#comment-25714"><b>Nisha Singh said:</b></a></p>
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I told you, its not that you cant see benefits of homeopathy but you are paid to write against. So you will deny everything that supports homeopathy. It was not lack of homeopathy all these years, it was lack of scientific development that working of homeopathy could not be proved. With better technology homeopathy is getting proved. And it is proved that you are paid insane criminal working against interest of humanity. But you cant kill truth just like you could not kill Jesus.</p>
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<p>I get no money to write against homeopathy however if someone is interested in paying me to do so I would be pleased if you would drop me a note in comments on my page. You can get there by clicking my name above. My rates for short prose and essays are reasonable and accommodation can be made if you are offering regular work.</p>
<p>Obviously from the number of times I have been accused of being a paid shill in this subject and several other related topics, it can be plainly seen that my work is of commercial quality and is consistently of high standards. I look forward to hearing from prospective clients.</p>
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		<title>By: Nisha Singh</title>
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		<dc:creator>Nisha Singh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I told you, its not that you cant see benefits of homeopathy but you are paid to write against. So you will deny everything that supports homeopathy. It was not lack of homeopathy all these years, it was lack of scientific development that working of homeopathy could not be proved. With better technology homeopathy is getting proved. And it is proved that you are paid insane criminal working against interest of humanity. But you cant kill truth just like you could not kill Jesus.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I told you, its not that you cant see benefits of homeopathy but you are paid to write against. So you will deny everything that supports homeopathy. It was not lack of homeopathy all these years, it was lack of scientific development that working of homeopathy could not be proved. With better technology homeopathy is getting proved. And it is proved that you are paid insane criminal working against interest of humanity. But you cant kill truth just like you could not kill Jesus.</p>
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		<title>By: Michael Karnerfors</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michael Karnerfors</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[quote comment=&quot;25700&quot;]However the more interesting question is why do you bother to make these arguments on the back pages of a sceptic&#039;s forum?[/quote]

Maybe he it trying to play &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yse6M93JHc#t=520&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this game&lt;/a&gt;? His problem is of course that he&#039;s really lousy at it. :D

Personaly I think he&#039;s just venting frustration of getting his faith doubted. Believers tend to have strong allergies against doubt, especially when the doubt is heavilly laced with scientific evidence.

/M

P.S: If you havn&#039;t watched the rest of the movie &quot;Thank You For Smoking&quot;, do it. Absolutely brilliant.</description>
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://depletedcranium.com/who-lays-the-smack-down-on-homeopathy/#comment-25700"><b>DV82XL said:</b></a></p>
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However the more interesting question is why do you bother to make these arguments on the back pages of a sceptic&#8217;s forum?</p>
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<p>Maybe he it trying to play <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yse6M93JHc#t=520" rel="nofollow">this game</a>? His problem is of course that he&#8217;s really lousy at it. <img src='http://depletedcranium.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Personaly I think he&#8217;s just venting frustration of getting his faith doubted. Believers tend to have strong allergies against doubt, especially when the doubt is heavilly laced with scientific evidence.</p>
<p>/M</p>
<p>P.S: If you havn&#8217;t watched the rest of the movie &#8220;Thank You For Smoking&#8221;, do it. Absolutely brilliant.</p>
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		<title>By: DV82XL</title>
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		<dc:creator>DV82XL</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[quote comment=&quot;25692&quot;]Close your eyes tight. Do not dare to see evidence.[/quote]

By now you must realize that nobody here gives a damn about &#039;evidence&#039; supporting homeopathy, in homeopathic journals. You can site all the proof from those sources you want and they will all be dismissed for the rubbish that they are. 

However the more interesting question is why do you bother to make these arguments on the back pages of a sceptic&#039;s forum? Do you honestly think that those of us that still follow this thread will be convinced? The lead article reports that the World Health Organization has rejected homeopathy, is any argument you present here, to hard bitten sceptics going to change that? What do you expect to gain here? The more you post, the deeper we hold you in contempt. I can&#039;t see the possibility of a win here for you any time soon.</description>
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://depletedcranium.com/who-lays-the-smack-down-on-homeopathy/#comment-25692"><b>Nisha Singh said:</b></a></p>
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Close your eyes tight. Do not dare to see evidence.</p>
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<p>By now you must realize that nobody here gives a damn about &#8216;evidence&#8217; supporting homeopathy, in homeopathic journals. You can site all the proof from those sources you want and they will all be dismissed for the rubbish that they are. </p>
<p>However the more interesting question is why do you bother to make these arguments on the back pages of a sceptic&#8217;s forum? Do you honestly think that those of us that still follow this thread will be convinced? The lead article reports that the World Health Organization has rejected homeopathy, is any argument you present here, to hard bitten sceptics going to change that? What do you expect to gain here? The more you post, the deeper we hold you in contempt. I can&#8217;t see the possibility of a win here for you any time soon.</p>
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		<title>By: Michael Karnerfors</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michael Karnerfors</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[quote comment=&quot;25692&quot;]Close your eyes tight. Do not dare to see evidence.[/quote]
&lt;b&gt;Open&lt;/b&gt; your eyes... the evidence you think you see, is a fantasy... a dream of yours.</description>
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://depletedcranium.com/who-lays-the-smack-down-on-homeopathy/#comment-25692"><b>Nisha Singh said:</b></a></p>
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Close your eyes tight. Do not dare to see evidence.</p>
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<p><b>Open</b> your eyes&#8230; the evidence you think you see, is a fantasy&#8230; a dream of yours.</p>
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		<title>By: seborgarsen</title>
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		<dc:creator>seborgarsen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Cristal Sumner, of the British Homeopathic Association, said Montagnier&#039;s work gave homeopathy &quot;a true scientific ethos&quot;.

Cristal Sumner... Isn&#039;t she also a porn star? Great porn name in any case!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cristal Sumner, of the British Homeopathic Association, said Montagnier&#8217;s work gave homeopathy &#8220;a true scientific ethos&#8221;.</p>
<p>Cristal Sumner&#8230; Isn&#8217;t she also a porn star? Great porn name in any case!</p>
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		<title>By: seborgarsen</title>
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		<dc:creator>seborgarsen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Stop spamming.</description>
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