Topic: Have you ever suffered with/commited charlatanism? (Read 842 times)

Mince Wobley

#1 October 16, 2009, 03:24:45 am
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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.
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I'll not TAKE ANYTHING you write like this seriously because it looks dumb
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Ryan

#2 October 16, 2009, 03:25:25 am
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#3 October 16, 2009, 03:29:49 am
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#4 October 16, 2009, 03:35:07 am
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#5 October 16, 2009, 04:39:57 pm
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JMickle

#6 October 16, 2009, 06:07:26 pm
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coxswain if it makes you feel better it was hilarious
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#7 October 16, 2009, 06:09:58 pm
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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
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Doktormartini

#8 October 16, 2009, 06:10:01 pm
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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???
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#9 October 16, 2009, 07:14:28 pm
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#10 October 16, 2009, 09:47:23 pm
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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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goldenratio

#11 October 16, 2009, 09:54:04 pm
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yeah, THAT'S the joke. The joke is that it wouldn't be used then. That's what's so funny.
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goldenratio

#12 October 16, 2009, 09:55:16 pm
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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
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#13 October 17, 2009, 09:53:23 am
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