> 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.
