Comments on: Skeptics in the Pub: Anniversary Special (formerly Andy Lewis) http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2010/01/skeptics-in-the-pub-andy-lewis/ The official site of the Merseyside Skeptics Society Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:44:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sarah yates http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2010/01/skeptics-in-the-pub-andy-lewis/comment-page-1/#comment-3307 sarah yates Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:06:15 +0000 http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/?p=445#comment-3307 Soma, sweetheart, you have hit the right button, the answer to your small question is, sadly, yes. Many can and have proven it. Oh and given haldol reduces the volume of normal monkey brains by 10% after 18 months at 'therapeutic' doses it would have to be some mighty hiccup to warrant that particular intervention. As for clarity of thought - personally I'll stick to a brain of original size, and with the correct density of glial cells - intuition suggests it might be the wisest course of action. Soma, sweetheart, you have hit the right button, the answer to your small question is, sadly, yes. Many can and have proven it. Oh and given haldol reduces the volume of normal monkey brains by 10% after 18 months at ‘therapeutic’ doses it would have to be some mighty hiccup to warrant that particular intervention. As for clarity of thought – personally I’ll stick to a brain of original size, and with the correct density of glial cells – intuition suggests it might be the wisest course of action.

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]]> By: soma http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2010/01/skeptics-in-the-pub-andy-lewis/comment-page-1/#comment-2781 soma Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:38:24 +0000 http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/?p=445#comment-2781 "The biggest scam going is psychotrophics..." Then the next time you have a persistent hiccup I suggest to take some Haldol to enjoy yourself! Not to mention the aftermath clarity of thought you’re going to feel... And a small question: how about peer reviews etc data and meta-analysis? Are they globally all 'lying' in a mass conspiracy compliance with big dollars pharma-companies too? “The biggest scam going is psychotrophics…”

Then the next time you have a persistent hiccup I suggest to take some Haldol to enjoy yourself!
Not to mention the aftermath clarity of thought you’re going to feel…

And a small question: how about peer reviews etc data and meta-analysis? Are they globally all ‘lying’ in a mass conspiracy compliance with big dollars pharma-companies too?

]]> By: sarah yates http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2010/01/skeptics-in-the-pub-andy-lewis/comment-page-1/#comment-2722 sarah yates Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:44:54 +0000 http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/?p=445#comment-2722 Granted homeopathy is almost certainly an outstanding placebo- delivered with care and attention =also good, but then placebo's work, and they don't work if you don't believe in them, so homeopathy works with no side effects =ideal Antidepressants don't work, not when you include all the hidden negative trials, and they have many side-effects, plus they produce a discontinuation syndrome (addictive), and harm babies. If you are going to be true skeptics you need to outskeptic the skeptics and go back to snake oil, at least it's rich in omega 3. The biggest scam going is psychotrophics, so easy to fudge the data, and a bottomless market. Have a look on the legal site psychrights and look at the evidence of outright fraud. It's pseudo-science marketed by the big boys you should be after. I am a scientist, and the data for many drugs is so poor it's more scientific to suck it and see than to rely on published 'evidence'. That's how far we have come. Also try the scientific misconduct site run by Aubrey Blumenson. Granted homeopathy is almost certainly an outstanding placebo-
delivered with care and attention =also good, but then placebo’s work, and they don’t work if you don’t believe in them, so homeopathy works with no side effects =ideal
Antidepressants don’t work, not when you include all the hidden negative trials, and they have many side-effects, plus they produce a discontinuation syndrome (addictive), and harm babies. If you are going to be true skeptics you need to outskeptic the skeptics and go back to snake oil, at least it’s rich in omega 3. The biggest scam going is psychotrophics, so easy to fudge the data, and a bottomless market. Have a look on the legal site psychrights and look at the evidence of outright fraud. It’s pseudo-science marketed by the big boys you should be after. I am a scientist, and the data for many drugs is so poor it’s more scientific to suck it and see than to rely on published ‘evidence’. That’s how far we have come. Also try the scientific misconduct site run by Aubrey Blumenson.

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