Unscientific Scorn

I see our Maddy Of The Sorrows is back again with yet another ill-thought out article. This time she is worried about the amount of scorn that is being poured upon complementary medicine. Well, just two short comments, Madeline.

 

First, no-one is saying that the placebo effect does not exist. It’s just that when homeopathists claim that their treatments are valid against diseases such as AIDS, cancer and malaria, then I think a border has been crossed. Medicine is not "complementary", it either works or it doesn’t.

 

Second, with homeopaths such as Dr. Charlene Werner at large in the populace, I really do fear for society’s health.

 

 

 

(hat tip to Ben for the terrifying clip of Dr. Werner. Thankfully, he does also provide a clip of Richard Feynman to soothe the pain)