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Ah Homeopathy its like vaccination but without the science: "A popular homeopathic treatment for the flu is a 200C dilution of duck liver, marketed under the n
by SigmundA 5y ago
Ah Homeopathy its like vaccination but without the science:
"A popular homeopathic treatment for the flu is a 200C dilution of duck liver, marketed under the name Oscillococcinum. As there are only about 10^80 atoms in the entire observable universe, a dilution of one molecule in the observable universe would be about 40C. Oscillococcinum would thus require 10320 times more atoms to simply have one molecule in the final substance."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathic_dilutions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathic_dilutions
- 6510 5y agoThe article you've linked is a straw man. Under "Proposed explanations" way down the page: > Modern advocates of homeopathy have proposed a concept of "water memory", according to which water "remembers" the substances mixed in it, and transmits the effect of those substances when consumed. It are not the homeopaths but the wp editors who insist that there must be ingredients left(!) > The concept is pseudoscience because, at commonly used dilutions, no molecules of the original material are likely to remain.[2] Source 2, in reality, says this: > Through the laws of physics, homeopathic medicines appear to have zero chance of containing any biologically active component. Evidence from physical chemistry also rules out the plausibility of mechanisms such as water memory. Which is, in contrast with the wikipedia article, completely sensible and logical. The presence of active components (which is not claimed by anyone) needs to be ruled out so that the claim of water memory can be specifically addressed.
- xyzzy21 5y agoAmen that!