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Actually, there's no reasonable pathway for crystal healing to help here. On the other hand, it's entirely plausible and there's real-world experience to suppo
by drtillberg 6y ago
Actually, there's no reasonable pathway for crystal healing to help here. On the other hand, it's entirely plausible and there's real-world experience to support (1) masks filtering harmful particles and (2) hydroxychloroquin being useful against an immune system run amuck, which is the way 'flu' often injures patients. So, no, only two of the three were similar.
Zero credit to those who would equate all three or who would dismiss either of the latter two without diligent, unbiased investigation and solid empirical evidence.
- IfOnlyYouKnew 6y agoYes, I don't disagree. I chose crystal healing because it's silly. I supported masks because it seems to make sense. But none of that is evidence in the double-blind trials sense of the word. And you're actually making my case: there was a plausible mechanism for hydroxychloroquine, as well as for masks. But only one of them works, while the other probably killed a few people, and wasted a whole lot of time.
- tertius 6y agoHCQ is a very safe medicine.
- IfOnlyYouKnew 6y agoThat's neither particularly true not in connected to the argument. Quote from above: Medicine also isn't in the "we recommend it because there aren't many reasons against it" business.
- tertius 6y agoIt is particularly true. And too many armchair academics are painting HCQ in a bad light when it is an immensely important and safe drug. > Medicine also isn't in the "we recommend it because there aren't many reasons against it" business. I'm not arguing with this. Who cares. Doctors still recommend it, it still works and doctors still use it themselves.
- tertius 6y agoNope, but for masks, overwhelming evidence exists prior to 2020. Just because you don't understand how this virus spreads does not mean that we need a new trial before we can make a recommendation.
- IfOnlyYouKnew 6y agoLink to a study?