Comments on: Mail online – ‘Homeopathy works!’

By: PaoloV

PaoloV — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:32:49 +0000

Nancy, if homeopathy is evidence based, where is the evidence? Milgrom does not deal with evidence, he deals with theory. Even when dealing with theory he is only dealing with the limits of plausibility, not with anything approaching the real and physical world that homeopathy claims to influence. By the way, you claim the title "Dr." in many of the places you post, yet your Google profile and Zoominfo profile state that your only education is BHMS, Homeopathy from Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh. This qualification is a Bachelor degree and does not entitle you to use the prefix "Dr." or "Doctor". In short, you appear to be deliberately deceiving people about your qualifications. Why should anyone trust your opinion of homeopathy, when you are apparently not trustworthy?

By: Zeno

Zeno — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:57:53 +0000

Nancy

Another fly by, Nancy? Did you realise you had already posted (as NM) your nonsense in this thread?

We’re STILL waiting for you at Think Humanism so we can do the test of a homeopathic potion you promised you’d do (and which you claimed you could pass).

Are you EVER going to keep your promise – or do you now think you can’t tell the difference between a homeopathic potion and water?

BTW, citing Milgrom as evidence immediately loses you the argument. Homeopathy is utter woo nonsense.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:48:48 +0000

Homeopathy is the evidence based modern medicine for the 21st century

http://www.hpathy.com/papersnew/milgrom-homeopathy-fundamentalism.asp

By: Zeno

Zeno — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:53:51 +0000

Carmenego If you really have nothing better to do (or are an insomniac, or have low blood pressure)), you could read all 20 pages of 'discussion' we've had with Nancy on Think Humanism! We even named the thread after her!

By: Carmenego

Carmenego — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:49:54 +0000

It must get really boring to read/hear people saying that homeopathy doesn’t work beyond the placebo effect, especially when you’ve chosen to devote a large part of your life to it.

The thing I don’t get is that patient welfare is supposed to be a common goal. If there is overwhelming evidence that suggests that what you are doing is nothing more than a placebo, why not do something constructive, like get onto a serious course, perhaps start with a double award GCSE science and work your way up? And then when you say “homeopathy cures” you’ll be talking about a succussed martini, or a bag of jelly beans to alleviate a sugar craving.

Just a thought.

By: PaoloV

PaoloV — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:47:26 +0000

Well spotted Zeno – I should have worked that out. Nancy has a habit of leaving a tell-tale skid mark after a drive-by bullshitting…

By: Zeno

Zeno — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:38:02 +0000

It's only our old 'friend' Dr. Nancy Malik! She posted on jdc's blog and at Hawk/Handsaw this evening. Must be time for her to spam the UK blogs this evening. Think Humanism, Nancy? Or have you forgotten the promise you made about testing a homeopathic potion?

By: PaoloV

PaoloV — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:34:47 +0000

What I think you mean is that homeopathy provides a placebo when Conventional Medicine refuses to offer treatments for which there is no evidence. I suppose this could be considered an advantage if you don’t have a problem with the ethical considerations of lying about the reason for any efficacy experienced during treatment.

However, this does not mean that homeopathy works, it means that placebo has an effect, which we were already aware of.

By: NM

NM — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:05:33 +0000

Homeopathy cures even when Conventional Allopathic Medicine (CAM) fails

By: PaoloV

PaoloV — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:28:46 +0000

Over a week later and they still have no comments. I guess that’s the Mail’s idea of “raising awareness” of homeopathy – pathetic.