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| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
Quite clearly either the water in question was poisoned/dirty (or similar) OR the solution wasn’t diluted to the point of nothingness. |
Well, we don't really know that. I thought we were operating under the assumption that it actually was a properly prepared homeopathic remedy.
If you read the whole story you find out that:
| quote: | | In this case the combination of liquor and the tonic probably proved dangerous, as per the doctors. |
| quote: | Originally posted by Fledz
What you preach is basic common sense in preventative medicine when it comes to looking after yourself by exercising and eating correctly. |
Well yes, but there's more to that. I think that we can all agree on that it is important for people to realize they are responsible for their own health. However, what conventional medicine seems to be doing is providing quick and simple solutions to people so that they could continue living the (unhealthy) life they want. It's like someone popping painkillers so they could go drink themselves to death two nights in a row. Again, you're treating the symptom and not dealing with the cause. And this is what allopathic western medicine is essentially all about - it doesn't make its patients more responsible, but rather more dependent on its services, and on often unnecessary and potentially harmful medicine. Yet you don't see this kind of criticism much, even though it is completely valid and maybe more important than flaws of homeopathy.
On the other hand, this is where alternative therapies are beneficial; they, at least from my experience, encourage people to assume responsibility for their own well-being. The medicine itself may be inert/fake, but the philosophy of health is good and beneficial. That's why I was saying that we should not dismiss homeopathy as a whole because there are some things worth learning.
Ideally, a balance between the two should be achieved, but we're not going to get there if we resort to cursing and unproductive criticism.
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