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Quack Remedies Spread Faster *Because* They Don't Work. “... because (a) most people eventually get better on their own (and then blame it on the treatment), but (b) people adopt treatments based primarily on what they see other people doing, rather than by looking at scientific evidence. Basically, the longer you stay sick, the more time other people have to imitate you.”

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  1. Yes, but you can't tell someone who uses homeopathy why it's useless, they simply insist you (and science and physics) are wrong, because it DOES work.

    This sums it up - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujUQn0HhGEk

    More worryingly, I hear some companies are labelling proven non-diluted medicines as homeopathy. Because if that works, the rest of their homeopathy products work right?

    Jake Archibald - 1st May 2009 17:52 - #

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