tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post7289491986632001879..comments2024-01-28T03:20:33.967-07:00Comments on Native Skeptic: When Fear of Science Becomes DangerousNative Skeptichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07638524433407465480noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-33804522330600050412012-03-11T12:54:44.057-07:002012-03-11T12:54:44.057-07:00Alternative medicine is an interesting case of whe...Alternative medicine is an interesting case of where it goes.<br /><br />On the one hand, alternative medicine in a vacuum is usually harmless. (Homeopathy is, after all, magic water. No bad side effects because...no effects.)<br /><br />On the other, it doesn't exist in a vacuum. If they're saying not to go to the doctor, that sucks. For Indians, this anti-vaccine rhetoric is especially deadly: Even if I get vaccinated, if nobody else does, I might as well have not.<br /><br />"Integrative" and "complementary" medicine are more in line with "annoying, but not deadly" (generally speaking). In both cases (since they're the same thing; see also "intelligent design"), they imply a team. But it's like my high school chemistry class. I did all the work, while my lab partner did basically nothing. We both got A's, but it was all me. Replace me with that antibiotic you took for your food poisoning and my idiot lab partner with those magnets you put on your abdomen for your food poisoning, and you get the picture.<br /><br />Also, can I mention I hate the TV show <i>The Doctors</i>? They actually have advocated colon detox, vitamin pills (complete with standard "not intended to do anything" disclaimer), and keeping vaccines away from your children "if you have a family history of autism".Jonhttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002492593991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-90870276868730081072010-09-28T21:33:33.757-07:002010-09-28T21:33:33.757-07:00Good Article! It is important to get vaccinated. ...Good Article! It is important to get vaccinated. Not just for yourself but for your community. And as a community we can wipe out these outbreaks.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10918728424112937251noreply@blogger.com