Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

frankie

(53 posts)

4. XKCD on homeopathy

Reply to backscatter712 (Original post)

Fri Aug 3, 2012, 10:44 AM

Aug 2012

http://www.google.com/search?q=xkcd+homeopathy+lying

I love the mouseover text: "I just noticed CVS has started stocking homeopathic pills on the same shelves with--and labeled similarly to--their actual medicine. Telling someone who trusts you that you’re giving them medicine, when you know you’re not, because you want their money, isn’t just lying--it’s like an example you’d make up if you had to illustrate for a child why lying is wrong."

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

4 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

This is where homeopathy stops being a laughing matter - the death of Penelope Dingle [View all] backscatter712 Apr 2012 OP

Quackery of all kinds can never be a laughing matter. MineralMan Apr 2012 #1

My mom told a similar story about one of her friends. backscatter712 Apr 2012 #2

Yup. The quacks prey on fearful people, and few things MineralMan Apr 2012 #3

XKCD on homeopathy frankie Aug 2012 #4