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> She's drawn to alternative medicine because it's open source. > conventional "industrial" medicine [is] closed source Absolutely false. Conventional medicin
by user24 14y ago
> She's drawn to alternative medicine because it's open source.
> conventional "industrial" medicine [is] closed source
Absolutely false. Conventional medicine was "open source" before "open source" was a thing.
It has peer reviewed journals exactly because of the benefits that being open brings.
> [alt-med is] tolerant of differences of opinion to a much greater extent than conventional medicine.
Conventional medicine welcomes with open arms anything that can be proven to work. Alt-med welcomes with open arms anything. I prefer the former.
- api 14y agoOpen source is more than just open information. It's accessible information, accessible tools, and accessible discourse. Also: most of the replies on this thread have misunderstood my original post. I was not arguing for homeopathy or alt-med at all, and I do think quite a bit of it is baloney. I was explaining why people are into it, from a sociological point of view.
- dalke 14y agoHow is evidence-based medical information less accessible than alt-med? There's books about it at bookstores, libraries, and online, ranging from the AMA's "Family Medical Guide" up to specialized texts on just about every topic. Plus, at least some of the literature is available for free online.