November 16, 2012

The Incredibly Deluded Logic of Homeopaths

Steven Novella, Neurologica


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Homeopathic logic is real logic that has been diluted into non-existence. The solvent is bias and propaganda. I was recently pointed to an excellent example of this – an article written by a homeopath arguing that homeopathy is superior to modern medicine. It’s published in what appears to be an obscure rag, but it does represent common arguments put forth by homeopaths so it doesn’t really matter.

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TAGGED: pharmaceutical drugs, skepticism, medicine, homeopathy

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