Thread: Why does Homeopathy seem to irk skeptics the most?

Originally Posted by suede

You skeptics really need to go back and read my OP. You're making yourselves look like tards.

Your OP question is STUPID. It's SELF EVIDENT why people are skeptics geez.

Do you understand SELF EVIDENT? Goes in line with COMMON SENSE.

The answer to your question is so OBVIOUS that it didn't even need asking.

Originally Posted by SiliconMagician

Your OP question is STUPID. It's SELF EVIDENT why people are skeptics geez.

Do you understand SELF EVIDENT? Goes in line with COMMON SENSE.

The answer to your question is so OBVIOUS that it didn't even need asking.

What do you think I'm asking in my OP?

I think the OP is asking why we think Homeopathy is MORE retarded than other types of snake oil.

Originally Posted by Sadistic-Savior

I think the OP is asking why we think Homeopathy is MORE retarded than other types of snake oil.

I think they are all retarded snake oil no matter what you call it. If it isn't based on biological chemistry and rigorously tested and scientifically approved, it's not "medicine" it's a placebo.

Originally Posted by Sadistic-Savior

I think the OP is asking why we think Homeopathy is MORE retarded than other types of snake oil.

Finally someone with a brain arrives (at least at understanding what my OP is about).

Originally Posted by suede

Of all the alternative forms of medicine, it seems like Homeopathy irks the skeptics the most. Why is that? Why does Homeopathy irk you more than any other alternative medicine you think doesn't work?

Most of the other alternative medicines have some scientific basis.

Originally Posted by suede

Finally someone with a brain arrives (at least at understanding what my OP is about).

We understand fully what your OP is about and I'm dismissing ALL alternative medicine as a placebo, not just homeopathy. It is all bad.

Yes, we are basically saying that all "alternative medicine" is equally retarded. No one is singling out Homeopathy. It is just as retarded as any other alternative medicine.

Originally Posted by Sadistic-Savior

Yes, we are basically saying that all "alternative medicine" is equally retarded. No one is singling out Homeopathy. It is just as retarded as any other alternative medicine.

I disagree. Herbal medicine does have some good points (heck, some pharmaceuticals are based on herbs.)

That said, homeopathy is based on absurd theories, and there is no way it can work better than a placebo.

Originally Posted by suede

Of all the alternative forms of medicine, it seems like Homeopathy irks the skeptics the most. Why is that? Why does Homeopathy irk you more than any other alternative medicine you think doesn't work?

Your original premise is guilty of begging the question. Its fallacy that you've succumb to in the past on this forum.

(namely that the official account of 9/11 is predicated on the percentage and location of debris found at a crash site)

Please first establish that Homeopathic medicine irks skeptics the most before asking the question why homeopathic medicine irks skeptics the most.