To those who have asked, bunk means:
1) A narrow bed built like a shelf into or against a wall, as in a ship's cabin.Oops, wait.
2) Empty talk; nonsense.There, that's better.
Yes, I realise that this poll is an example of a false dilemma. There may be more than two possible views held on this topic. For the sake of argument, if you believe that there might be something beyond the roll of placebo to some part of the practice of Homeopathy, vote 'not bunk.'
tags:Skepticism
9 comments:
Mmmmm.... this must be some kind of Canadian dialect because I don't recognize many of the words. Perhaps you should include a glossary for your more undereducated southern neighbors.
Or you could include a third choice in your poll.... [Huh?]
does your form of 'bunk' mean nonsense?.
...hmm.. I have no idea what to vote either.
Okay, I voted, but it wasn't so much the definition of 'bunk' that I was struggling with as the definition of homeopathic medicine. But then I realized that that pretty purple text indicated a link so I clicked on it and skimmed over it enough to come up with the conclusion that I still don't know enough to make an educated choice based on their summary. I did, however, stay at a Holiday Inn a couple of years ago. Does that count?
at least i was right about what bunk meant...anyways, ill look up the other stuff and see what i feel after i do
As much as I would like to be an idealist & vote for homeopathic medicine not being "bunk", the main problem I have with it, is that over the years, practioner's refuse to participate in the studies, especially of the blind variety to prove or disprove their theories. Anything that even remotely resembles a practical, scientific observation is rejected. Good poll~
Ah, Paul you know I even believe in magic too...so what's a little Homeopathic between friends? (.why does that word sound like pathetic) LOL...Sandi
Dear Paul, Hi!
Interesting
In the place of a vote, howa bout I ask you something?
Was homeopathy the precursor to modern mdeicine? Because I have been told as much.
nat
Howabout you vote? Don't worry, I don't need to know how you voted, and it's not like it's binding in any way. You could always change your mind later.
-Paul
My understanding of homeopathic medicine is exposing yourself in minute amounts to the very pathegen that is causing your problems. Supposedly to engineer some sort of anti-body or immune response in order to help your body build defenses against the particular disease or condition that is causing problems. The problem with this is that the disease causing pathegens are diluted with water to such an extent that there is basically no trace of the substance that is supposed to alter the course of disease. It differs from Vaccines in that it is proposed to cure a disease or condition, rather than prevent it. In my opinion it is based solely on a placebo effect, as there is not evidence to support that it actually affects some of the common ailments, i.e. asthma, menopause, psychosis, or cancer.
While a placebo effect can be beneficial in some instances, it is not an effective treatment for disease. So, I consider this to be bunk. What is frightening to me, is that many people confuse homepathy with herbal remedies, such as Ayurvedic medicine, which is much older and uses not only herbs, but a pretty similar diagnostic procedure very similar to Western or traditional practice. It also concerns me that many people facing serious disease consider this to be a natural health alternative, but it has not been proven to cure anything.
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