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- From: schumach@convex.com (Richard A. Schumacher)
- Subject: Re: homeopathy
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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 23:08:55 GMT
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- >But I'm sure Richard that you wouldn't dare express such an ignorant
- >and biased opinion without trying homeopathics for yourself. That just
- >wouldn't be open-minded.
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- You're missing the point: anecdotal evidence is nearly worthless.
- Statistically invalid evidence is no evidence at all. EVERY disease
- has spontaneous remissions and cures. Would you invest your 401(k) in
- lottery tickets based on the testimonials of lottery winners, or
- because you yourself once won five bucks? No. Why then bet your
- health and life on therapies for which there is no good accounting?
-
- (And what's with this insistence on personal experience to validate
- a concept, anyway? Isn't thought and understanding enough to make
- something real for you? Do you have to stick your tongue in a light
- socket to know that electricity can be dangerous?)
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