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Wilms

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8. I was figuring you guys would put up some links.
Wed Apr 27, 2016, 07:02 PM
Apr 2016

Surely you are concerned with the fact that some doctors are quacks. You guys don't give them a free ride just because the type of medicine they practice is acceptable to you. Do you??

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Here's an interesting snip. Wilms Apr 2016 #1
And this has what to do with the price of tea in China? Archae Apr 2016 #2
I'm not defending them. Wilms Apr 2016 #3
So, as usual, you have no purpose here whatsoever. HuckleB Apr 2016 #5
It's amazing that you think that makes the scam ok. HuckleB Apr 2016 #4
I already said I'm not defending them. Wilms Apr 2016 #6
That really doesn't make your post any less silly. HuckleB Apr 2016 #7
I was figuring you guys would put up some links. Wilms Apr 2016 #8
No one is giving any quack a free ride. HuckleB Apr 2016 #9
Did I promote anyone? Wilms Apr 2016 #10
Are you saying you haven't liked plenty of scam supporting OPs? HuckleB Apr 2016 #11
I am not aware of doing any such thing, Huck. Wilms Apr 2016 #12
So you we're not yourself at the time? HuckleB Apr 2016 #13
And anyone who disagrees with you... Wilms Apr 2016 #14
Anyone who can't support their claims. HuckleB Apr 2016 #17
Well we'vebeen through that. Wilms Apr 2016 #21
An anecdotal placebo effect? HuckleB Apr 2016 #22
Lots of placebo effect regardless of modality. Wilms Apr 2016 #25
Yes, but that doesn't justify the creation of scam treatments. HuckleB Apr 2016 #26
Would you have preferred me taking pills for a bad shoulder? Wilms Apr 2016 #27
It appears that you didn't need pills. HuckleB Apr 2016 #28
What is it that I did need, Doc? Wilms Apr 2016 #29
It appears you needed only time. HuckleB Apr 2016 #30
Funny that the "time" I needed had arrived at the same time as the treatment. Wilms Apr 2016 #31
In other words, you really want to believe the placebo is something greater. HuckleB Apr 2016 #32
I'm not interested in "believing" anything. Wilms Apr 2016 #33
It's based on the evidence that you don't acknowledge the science, repeatedly. HuckleB Apr 2016 #34
There you have it. Wilms Apr 2016 #35
You can keep dreaming, since dreams appear your favorite type of evidence. HuckleB Apr 2016 #36
I am not aware of doing any such thing, Huck. Wilms Apr 2016 #37
Start a new thread with evidence... uriel1972 Apr 2016 #15
Did I say there was a conspiracy? Wilms Apr 2016 #19
I exaggerated for effect... uriel1972 Apr 2016 #38
OK. So you exaggerated. Wilms Apr 2016 #40
Sorry, I'm bad with numbers. Can you explain this to me? DetlefK Apr 2016 #16
How many people do quacks save from cancer, stroke, heart attack...? HuckleB Apr 2016 #18
I don't know that number. Wilms Apr 2016 #20
No-one visiting a quack... uriel1972 Apr 2016 #39
Another dose of reality. HuckleB Apr 2016 #23
I certainly agree with a lot of that. Wilms Apr 2016 #24
Yellow Canine PBSD,RVS (Professional BS Detector and Random Vampire Slayer) yellowcanine May 2016 #41
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