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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

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3. What can I say? I've seen acupuncture work.

Sat Oct 26, 2013, 10:15 AM

Oct 2013

I really didn't mean to offend anyone, nor open myself to ridicule. I've merely witnessed it work, not only on humans but for dogs as well.

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Chairman Mao: The real inventor of “traditional Chinese medicine” [View all] HuckleB Oct 2013 OP

Had I realized this would be the result... Wilms Oct 2013 #1

That's your response when the real world enters your view? HuckleB Oct 2013 #2

What can I say? I've seen acupuncture work. Wilms Oct 2013 #3

You've the same placebo effect as with any other placebo effect. HuckleB Oct 2013 #4

The first thing apparent is that you have an axe to grind. Wilms Oct 2013 #5

No, I'm just looking at things with a truly open mind. HuckleB Oct 2013 #6

I'm sure we could round and round. Wilms Oct 2013 #7

Again, the evidence is clear. It's not working. HuckleB Oct 2013 #8

Really? Are you Bill Frist doing tele-medicine? Wilms Oct 2013 #9

The only one assuming anything is you. HuckleB Oct 2013 #11

Pardon? Wilms Oct 2013 #12

And now you're pushing the fake notions of Eastern and Western. HuckleB Oct 2013 #13

You're not done yelling at me? Wilms Oct 2013 #14

Have the last word, HB. Wilms Oct 2013 #16

You offered no actual "word." HuckleB Oct 2013 #17

As with many of these situations EvolveOrConvolve Oct 2013 #10

Too bad. Lucky Charms are magically delicious... SidDithers Oct 2013 #19