Comments on: Professor Eureka http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2900 a blog of medicine, comics, television, science and other fun stuff Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:10:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bunter http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2900/comment-page-1#comment-559857 Bunter Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:55:32 +0000 http://www.politedissent.com/?p=2900#comment-559857 Sean, I think you mean "subconsciously", as "unconsciously" would mean that they're all passed out. Sean, I think you mean “subconsciously”, as “unconsciously” would mean that they’re all passed out.

]]> By: Sean Duggan http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2900/comment-page-1#comment-557583 Sean Duggan Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:21:45 +0000 http://www.politedissent.com/?p=2900#comment-557583 Eh... I didn't really see homeopathy so much as scientific hubris (obviously, his cold remedy didn't work all that well) and misunderstanding of how colds develop (getting cold and wet does not make you develop a cold or pneumonia, although they can weaken your immune system to make it easier and in cold weather, people unconsciously sit closer to one another which makes it easier for the contagion to spread). Eh… I didn’t really see homeopathy so much as scientific hubris (obviously, his cold remedy didn’t work all that well) and misunderstanding of how colds develop (getting cold and wet does not make you develop a cold or pneumonia, although they can weaken your immune system to make it easier and in cold weather, people unconsciously sit closer to one another which makes it easier for the contagion to spread).

]]> By: Bunter http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2900/comment-page-1#comment-556939 Bunter Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:30:19 +0000 http://www.politedissent.com/?p=2900#comment-556939 Drafterman, I like the way you think. That's an interesting thought; homeopathic remedy for pneumonia. Drafterman, I like the way you think. That’s an interesting thought; homeopathic remedy for pneumonia.

]]> By: Drafterman http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2900/comment-page-1#comment-556798 Drafterman Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:19:01 +0000 http://www.politedissent.com/?p=2900#comment-556798 Speaking of homeopathy and colds, what would the homeopathic remedy for pnuemonia be? If I recall my quakery correctly, homeopathy involves taking a substance that induces the symptoms of said ailment in healthy people, then diluting it in water several thousand, million times (such that a single molecule of the substance is unlikely to remain) then pawning off this "solution" as a cure. Since water can induce the symptoms of pnuemonia in healthy people would a homeopathic "cure" for pnumonia involve taking water and diluting it in water (such that a single molecule is unlikely to remain)? Speaking of homeopathy and colds, what would the homeopathic remedy for pnuemonia be?

If I recall my quakery correctly, homeopathy involves taking a substance that induces the symptoms of said ailment in healthy people, then diluting it in water several thousand, million times (such that a single molecule of the substance is unlikely to remain) then pawning off this “solution” as a cure.

Since water can induce the symptoms of pnuemonia in healthy people would a homeopathic “cure” for pnumonia involve taking water and diluting it in water (such that a single molecule is unlikely to remain)?

]]> By: skizelo http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2900/comment-page-1#comment-556747 skizelo Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:44:34 +0000 http://www.politedissent.com/?p=2900#comment-556747 The birth of homeopathy? Snap! The birth of homeopathy?
Snap!

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