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Title: Have you ever suffered with/commited charlatanism?
Post by: Mince Wobley on October 16, 2009, 03:24:45 am: When I was a kid my mom used to take me to a homeopath when I got sick and while it was all a waste of time it never did me any harm because homeopathy is just water/sugar anyway however I think it's funny people still believe in that.

How about you? Have you ever tried ear candling? Mercury tea? Radiestesy? Medieval medicine? Or do you know someone who uses/does any of that and is a true believer in it (lol doktormartini)?

Share your experiences with charlatanism and pseudoscience in general.
Title: Have you ever suffered with/commited charlatanism?
Post by: Ryan on October 16, 2009, 03:25:25 am: hello doktormartini
Title: Have you ever suffered with/commited charlatanism?
Post by: blood hell on October 16, 2009, 03:29:49 am
Title: Have you ever suffered with/commited charlatanism?
Post by: something bizarre and impractical on October 16, 2009, 03:35:07 am: I get a colonic every morning.
Title: Have you ever suffered with/commited charlatanism?
Post by: Farren on October 16, 2009, 04:39:57 pm: I CANT WATCH YOUTUBES ALL I SEE IS BIG WHITE SQUARES

FUCK YOU
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Post by: JMickle on October 16, 2009, 06:07:26 pm: coxswain if it makes you feel better it was hilarious
Title: Have you ever suffered with/commited charlatanism?
Post by: im_so_tired on October 16, 2009, 06:09:58 pm: just me and you dok

some of my friends are really into health food... i mean it's good to be conscious about it but a lot of people just get obsessive. anyway, they usually give some weird pseudoscientific reasons for benefits
Title: Have you ever suffered with/commited charlatanism?
Post by: Doktormartini on October 16, 2009, 06:10:01 pm: lol for the most part homeopathy is just placebo effect (There are a SMALL number that have slight effects), ear candling doesn't work and is possibly dangerous, and what is Radiestesty and I've never heard of Mercury Tea (Mercury is a toxin).

Also that video is a joke but it's dumb because homeopathy isn't used for serious emergency situtations like that.

Weird pseudoscience benefits for health food???
Title: Have you ever suffered with/commited charlatanism?
Post by: `~congresman Ron paul~~ on October 16, 2009, 07:14:28 pm: my girlfriend does tarot
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Post by: big ass skelly on October 16, 2009, 09:47:23 pm: Quote from: Doktormartini on October 16, 2009, 06:10:01 pm
Also that video is a joke but it's dumb because homeopathy isn't used for serious emergency situtations like that.
haha
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Post by: goldenratio on October 16, 2009, 09:54:04 pm: yeah, THAT'S the joke. The joke is that it wouldn't be used then. That's what's so funny.
Title: Have you ever suffered with/commited charlatanism?
Post by: goldenratio on October 16, 2009, 09:55:16 pm: lmao lmao they are so dumb it's not used for car crashes only cancer and serious chronic diseases god they are so dumb lmao so funy
Title: Have you ever suffered with/commited charlatanism?
Post by: Carrion Crow on October 17, 2009, 09:53:23 am: Ah this reminds me I have to watch this week's peep show. Thanks GW!