Re: homeopathy, is it effective, research review.

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Rich Shewmaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>"John 'the illiterate'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> >> Have you always been this delusional, Shewmaker?
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>> >The effective healthcare provided to most of the world's people by
>> >scientific medicine is no delusion.
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>> Where can I sign up for this FREE health care, Shewmaker?
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>Who said anything about "free"? The shamman in the remotest tribe gets paid
>for chanting and shaking his rattles. Three years ago I spent a week in a
>Hmong villiage in northern Thailand and met their "healer." ("Healer" is not
>exactly what he is called, but the Hmong word does ot translate well.)
>Anyway, he is one of the most prosperous men in the villiage. But if the
>impoverished Hmong expect to pay for their healthcare why should you expect
>to get it for free, or imply that the medical establishment is somehow
>remiss in charging for it? Food is even more necessary than medicine for
>health, your own philosophy. Do you get your food for free?

Probably.  Dumpster-diving is a low-cost method of procurement.

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