Comments on: 10:23 – A View From The Centre

By: Adam Morva

Adam Morva — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:26:19 +0000

In the everyday gauntlet of stupidity, woos, ignorance and whatnot it’s heartwarming to see some light in the darkness every now and then. I’m glad there are people out there like you guys who are taking these things seriously. I’m glad you stand up for reason, for truth and for our less informed peers despite them firing back at you viciously for defending them against their own stupidity.

Thank you.
-Adam, Hungary, Europe

By: Tom Williamson

Tom Williamson — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:43:19 +0000

I love it when people say that skeptics are ignorant because we ‘haven’t read up on how homoeopathy works’. Homoeopathy DOES NOT work, and it’s so called ‘mechanisms’ are ludicrous at best. Please tell us Raj, how is diluting something supposed to make it stronger?

By: Marc

Marc — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:35:16 +0000

Raj – Being famous does not mean he should be regarded as an authority on medicine. Britany Spears is very famous should we revere her? maybe rank people throught histories fame and base all our decisions on what they thought of things even if they knew naff all about what we want a decision on? Perhaps we should replace all doctors and scientists with celebrities as more people have heard of them?

If you have nothing better than an argument from authority to back up that homoeopathy works you aren’t going to convince many people that the water really is magic.

By: Raj

Raj — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:23:00 +0000

Allan – Gandhi’s name is historical, every child even in the 3rd world, a small village will have heard of. I can’t remember who having done anything which deserves a special mention. You are just a foul mouthed individual who has no respect for men of great standing and because you have such a complex about yourself (low self esteem) you look to find fault in everyone and everything. Do me a favour get a life

By: Raj

Raj — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:20:31 +0000

Allan : Although we do know that in many ways regarding healthcare, Gandhi was a cunt. For example, with his son at death’s door, he refuses the doctor’s advice in order to keep his son ‘pure’ for his ‘god’, but when it came to his own adventures in reaper-avoidance, then you can bet your arse that he followed the quack’s advice. That’s from the man’s own auto-biography, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, where it also mentions that his son and he rarely spoke. Satyagraha – great. Much else from Gandhi – not great. And yeah, fully aware that there’s no evidence that the full moon actually influences our sublunary condition, but I like the English language with all of its idiomatic expressions and complete wrongnesses. Deal with it.

By: Raj

Raj — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:19:12 +0000

Can I first suggest that all the skeptics get an idiots guide on Homoeopathy before commenting on a subject. It is evident that an intelligent individual should know his subject well. It appears to me that the MSS are barking up the wrong tree. They simply don’t even understand how homoeopathy works. To add to this they can’t even spell the word. Like they say if you’ve got nothing good to say, then say nothing. Period.

By: Andy Wilson

Andy Wilson — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:42:03 +0000

Nowhere near, I meant to say. Rushing

By: Andy Wilson

Andy Wilson — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:54:06 +0000

“Going back to my Nux Vom example, are you saying that the medicine does not work, or that the manufacturers do not add Nux Vom in dilution to the pilules?”

Actually, I am saying this.

The water that is added to the pillules has been near any Nux Vom.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:29:57 +0000

Just wanted to say congratulations on your 10:23 campaign. Hopefully it will encourage people to investigate the supposed claims of homeopathy further and allow them to make informed decisions.

I care for my Mother who has an ongoing condition, she has in the past been told by friends to try homeopathy. She asked me my opinion about it. I told her how the homeopathy treatments are made. “So its all bollocks!”, was her reply.

She has since with the help of her GP, found a combination of medication that had improved her condition greatly. It still strikes fear into me that, she may have been talked into taking homeopathy treatments, and still be suffering in pain.

By: Andy Wilson

Andy Wilson — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:24:40 +0000

“Sceptic” speaks very much like someone I know called Anthony.

I think there must be some kind of guidance book available called “Bollocks in Blogs – A Guide to Naming People from History Who We’re Meant to Admire”

What is the purpose of your posts? The only person you’re talking to is yourself. No attempt to engage with everyone else, no sign of humility or respect, just shouting your beliefs.

What’s the point. Why not go prostelytise at some street corner instead? Or is futility the point. You’re trying to lower the average of intelligent discussion with your half baked bollocks.

Love and fucking light

Andy