In article <g6a1js$u1o$2@news.iucc.ac.il>, schultr@mail.biu.ack.il
says...
> In misc.health.alternative The One True Zhen Jue <Andrew_Kingoff@yahoo.com> wrote:
> : On Jul 24, 5:43?am, schu...@mail.biu.ack.il (Richard Schultz) wrote:
> :> In misc.health.alternative Carole <hub...@iimetro.com.au> wrote:
>
> :> : And when I say people should think for themselves and question authority,
> :> : there are some who say they do. . .
> :> : People fawn and grovel in front of experts and trust everything they say.
>
> :> Has it ever occurred to you that a person might be able to think for himself
> :> and come to the conclusion that the experts are correct? Has it ever
> :> occurred to you that if you know nothing about a subject, the odds that
> :> thinking for yourself is going to lead you to any conclusion that is even
> :> close to be correct are very, very, very small?
>
> : The very same points have been made to you regarding acupuncture.
>
> I have come to the conclusions that the experts -- i.e. those who know how
> to design an experiment properly and to report its results accurately -- are
> correct, and that there is no evidence for the efficacy of acupuncture
> beyond a placebo effect.
>
Acupuncture helped my dog tremendously, making him able to move much
better right away after the first treatment, and regain the weight he
had lost, all the while dying of cancer. When he died, he was 72 pounds.
He had dropped to 61 before starting the treatments. He had great
difficulty turning around, and had to do it like a semi trying to back
up into a tight space. On the way home from the first treatment, he got
up and made a 360 turn, and plopped back down. He hated the first couple
of treatments, but towards the end, was thrilled to get them. He would
fall asleep almost as soon as the first needle went in.
It didn't save him, but it did make his last months a lot more
comfortable. The only negative was the cost involved.
I don't think the old guy knew what "placebo" meant.
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