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Speak for yourself.

by mechnik 15y ago

Speak for yourself.

burgerbrain 15y ago
I am. "Should be enough" is very clearly an opinion. My opinion is that it should be enough to make anyone fill ill, because everyone should approach the matter rationally. The fact is that alternative 'medicine' is not rational.
- mechnik 15y ago
  You are welcome to your opinion.
- hugh3 15y ago
  "By definition, alternative medicine has either not been proved to work or has been proved not to work. You know what they call alternative medicine that has been proved to work? Medicine." - Tim Minchin
  - burgerbrain 15y ago
    Absolutely brilliant :) For those not familiar with Tim Minchin's work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhGuXCuDb1U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhGuXCuDb1U
  - pella 15y ago
    see this journal: "Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (eCAM) is an international, peer-reviewed journal that seeks to understand the sources and to encourage rigorous research in this new, yet ancient world of complementary and alternative medicine." http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/ http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/
    - burgerbrain 15y ago
      The point being made here is that if something has been proven to work, it is no longer alternative medicine. "Evidence based alternative" is a contradiction.
      - pella 15y ago
        Alternative medicine is any healing practice: "that does not fall within the realm of conventional medicine." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_medicine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_medicine
        burgerbrain 15y ago
        "Conventional medicine" being "medicine for which there actually exists evidence of it working."
        pella 15y ago
        source ? don't forget : 51% Unknown effectiveness .. http://clinicalevidence.bmj.com/ceweb/about/knowledge.jsp http://clinicalevidence.bmj.com/ceweb/about/knowledge.jsp one example "Unknown effectiveness" "Pancreatic cancer New option(s) added for: Chemoradiotherapy for resected pancreatic cancer One long-term follow-up study added. It found no significant difference between adjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery alone for overall survival or progression-free survival at 11.7 years' follow-up. Categorisation unchanged (Unknown effectiveness), as the evidence is not strong enough to draw definitive conclusion."

Speak for yourself.

by mechnik 15y ago

Speak for yourself.

I am. "Should be enough" is very clearly an opinion. My opinion is that it should be enough to make anyone fill ill, because everyone should approach the matter rationally. The fact is that alternative 'medicine' is not rational.

mechnik 15y ago
You are welcome to your opinion.
hugh3 15y ago
"By definition, alternative medicine has either not been proved to work or has been proved not to work. You know what they call alternative medicine that has been proved to work? Medicine." - Tim Minchin
- burgerbrain 15y ago
  Absolutely brilliant :) For those not familiar with Tim Minchin's work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhGuXCuDb1U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhGuXCuDb1U
- pella 15y ago
  see this journal: "Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (eCAM) is an international, peer-reviewed journal that seeks to understand the sources and to encourage rigorous research in this new, yet ancient world of complementary and alternative medicine." http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/ http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/
  - burgerbrain 15y ago
    The point being made here is that if something has been proven to work, it is no longer alternative medicine. "Evidence based alternative" is a contradiction.
    - pella 15y ago
      Alternative medicine is any healing practice: "that does not fall within the realm of conventional medicine." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_medicine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_medicine
      - burgerbrain 15y ago
        "Conventional medicine" being "medicine for which there actually exists evidence of it working."
        pella 15y ago
        source ? don't forget : 51% Unknown effectiveness .. http://clinicalevidence.bmj.com/ceweb/about/knowledge.jsp http://clinicalevidence.bmj.com/ceweb/about/knowledge.jsp one example "Unknown effectiveness" "Pancreatic cancer New option(s) added for: Chemoradiotherapy for resected pancreatic cancer One long-term follow-up study added. It found no significant difference between adjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery alone for overall survival or progression-free survival at 11.7 years' follow-up. Categorisation unchanged (Unknown effectiveness), as the evidence is not strong enough to draw definitive conclusion."