Well how-dee, folks! Glad to see you made it back to the Snake Oil Bulletin, your weekly round-up of the best in quacks and quackery this side of a Duck Tales marathon. We've got a full schedule of charlatans, dupables, and some good old fashioned End Times Bible porn (just like Grandma used to read) to sate our wanton lusts. Let's hop right in to it with a visit from our old pals, our friendly neighborhood homeopaths.
Well see, that's your problem right there. Homeopathy doesn't work so well right after you have eaten very hot, very cold, or very smelly things, like bait.
If, on the other hand, you wish to wait with BATED breath, we will not tickle you to break your concentration. Instead, we'll reward your efforts with a fresh copy of "I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar: A Collection of Egregious Errors, Disconcerting Bloopers, and Other Linguistic Slip-Ups" because we love you that much.
This week's bulletin spurred me to take a side excursion into the 'Pedia's lengthy page on homeopathy. I already knew that this alternative medicine approach was a big pile of equine waste, but yikes! The section on "Dilutions" was especially HI-Larious, describing the ludicrously scant amount of "active ingredient" in typical homeopathic preparations. For example,
A popular homeopathic treatment for the flu is a 200C dilution of duck liver, marketed under the name Oscillococcinum. Note: the dilution scale, expressed as "C", is logarithmic.
As there are only about 10^80 atoms in the entire observable universe, a dilution of one molecule in the observable universe would be about 40C. Oscillococcinum would thus require 10^320 more universes to simply have one molecule in the final substance.
"When I was at Lourdes in August, I visited the grotto where innumerable crutches had been put on display as a sign of miraculous healing. My companion pointed out these trophies of illness and whispered in my ear:
"'One single wooden leg would have been much more convincing.'β
Given that a fairly recent study showed placebos to work even if people *know* they are placebos, I think many of us would have fewer problems with homeopathic 'remedies' if they were labeled as such. And of course made no fantastic health claims over and above the placebo effect.
so... you're saying that forcing a gay man to want more vagina by first giving him a tiny little bit of vagina (you know... so jesus won't hate him for not liking vagina) doesn't actually work? fascinating.
"We havenβt seen any homeopaths recommending a tincture of 1 part to a million distilled dinosaur fossil, but weβre waiting with bated breath."
Actually, Ainsworths, the homeopathic supplier to the Royal Family, does offer a tincture of Tyrannosaurus Rex, they also have a remedy made from Brillo pads. http://www.ainsworths.com/i..."
Be sure to check out "Debbie Saves Dallas."
"weβre waiting with baited breath"
Well see, that's your problem right there. Homeopathy doesn't work so well right after you have eaten very hot, very cold, or very smelly things, like bait.
If, on the other hand, you wish to wait with BATED breath, we will not tickle you to break your concentration. Instead, we'll reward your efforts with a fresh copy of "I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar: A Collection of Egregious Errors, Disconcerting Bloopers, and Other Linguistic Slip-Ups" because we love you that much.
It's Haughty Duty time!
Snake Oil Bulletin set the hook and then reeled me in like a goddamned carp.
This week's bulletin spurred me to take a side excursion into the 'Pedia's lengthy page on homeopathy. I already knew that this alternative medicine approach was a big pile of equine waste, but yikes! The section on "Dilutions" was especially HI-Larious, describing the ludicrously scant amount of "active ingredient" in typical homeopathic preparations. For example,
A popular homeopathic treatment for the flu is a 200C dilution of duck liver, marketed under the name Oscillococcinum. Note: the dilution scale, expressed as "C", is logarithmic.
As there are only about 10^80 atoms in the entire observable universe, a dilution of one molecule in the observable universe would be about 40C. Oscillococcinum would thus require 10^320 more universes to simply have one molecule in the final substance.
From the writer Anatole France:
"When I was at Lourdes in August, I visited the grotto where innumerable crutches had been put on display as a sign of miraculous healing. My companion pointed out these trophies of illness and whispered in my ear:
"'One single wooden leg would have been much more convincing.'β
Given that a fairly recent study showed placebos to work even if people *know* they are placebos, I think many of us would have fewer problems with homeopathic 'remedies' if they were labeled as such. And of course made no fantastic health claims over and above the placebo effect.
It's worse than that. It's more like waving an orange in the general vicinity of a glass of water.
so... you're saying that forcing a gay man to want more vagina by first giving him a tiny little bit of vagina (you know... so jesus won't hate him for not liking vagina) doesn't actually work? fascinating.
"We havenβt seen any homeopaths recommending a tincture of 1 part to a million distilled dinosaur fossil, but weβre waiting with bated breath."
Actually, Ainsworths, the homeopathic supplier to the Royal Family, does offer a tincture of Tyrannosaurus Rex, they also have a remedy made from Brillo pads. http://www.ainsworths.com/i..."
Perhaps JC will come down and touch their eyes to they can see their bibles well enough to actually read what is inside.
"not even our American conspiracy theorists are man enough to take up:
...ranging from aliens, chemtrails, geocentrism, up to the causal relation between vaccinations and homosexuality"
Um... you just pretty much described every Ron Paul devotee what ever lived: https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Doktor Paul himself hanging with the geocentrists (not even joking): http://www.talk2action.org/...
HI. I'm kfreed. I am a sheeple.
Hey, it worked for the tobacco companies for quite a while.
Keep in mind that the people they grift off aren't exactly noted for their quick intelligence and critical thinking skills.
Or if you're trying to keep your worms warm.
See, I already know that homeopathy doesn't work. I heard it straight from my reflexologist.