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**COMPETITION** Good examples of the scale of dilution in Homeopathy
Does any one have (or can work out) some fun and easy to remember examples of how diluted a homeopathy remedy is.
The below example is fine written down but not easy to explain ov …
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What are the best Homeopathy jokes?
During the 10:23 event I heard some very funny jokes at the expense of Homeopathy. It'll be nice to archive them here for future generations of skeptics.
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Did the JREF “chicken out of” testing Homeopathy
A recent comment at New Humanist caught my eye,
Anonymous said...
Oh you mean the type
of magic of stage magician Randi, who
chickened out of doing a test to lose
h …
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Should placebos be regulated and/or prescribed?
I heard recently on a podcast (sorry, I can't recall which) a member of the skeptical community suggesting that treatments that are only as effective as placebos, such as homeopath …
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Arguing against personal anecdotes.
I recently had a conversation about homeopathy with some family friends. I patiently explained the state of evidence as it stands currently, the extreme dilution levels and the pla …
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Is it possible to overdose on Homeopathic medicines?
How much Homeopathic medicines would be required (or considered) an overdose?
Every Homeopathic site claims the treatments are safe and have no side effects, it it even possible t …
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Where around the WORLD are 10:23 events happening? [closed]
On Saturday, January 30th 2010 and mass UK-wide event will take place organised by Merseyside Skeptics and the people at 10:23.
More details will be emerging in the next week, in …
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What is the 10:23/#ten23 campaign? [closed]
Please describe this campaign, its goals, and how to get involved.
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What’s the harm in Homeopathy?
If Homeopathic remedies contain no active ingredients and provide the user with a positive placebo effect, then what is the harm?
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Why do we use the term “alternative medicine”?
We use "pseudoscience", not "alternative science", so why "alternative medicine"? Wouldn't it be more reflective and better PR-wise to use "pseudomedicine"? Is there a factual diff …
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What is a Nosode?
Homeopathy literature like to compare Nosode remedies with traditional vaccinations, does this have any validity?
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Reflexology- is there ANY science involved at all?
A good friend of mine is convinced of the medical value involved in Reflexology, namely the branch of alternative medicine which believes that the soles of the feet are a kind of ' …
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Homeopathy, a trail blazing industry?
Assuming homeopathy could be true via the explaintion of "water memory", what other applications could it have?
if a homeopathic medicine is a small dose of a certain subsance (a …
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How are homeopathic tablets made?
I understand what the theory of water memory prescribes, but how is the watered down solution put into pill form?
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What homeopathic credentials and/or certifications are there?
Do you need any specific degrees, credentials or certifications to call your self a Homeopath?