Posted by IsoM on June 11, 2002, at 12:59:05
In reply to Re: In Defense of Science » omega man, posted by JonW on June 11, 2002, at 5:22:48
Hell, if any one doesn't think that alternative medicines, herbal remedies, & different supplements aren't profit driven too, they're not very aware of how this system & its economics work. I worked in the health food business, managing one of a small chain of health food stores - *very* profit driven (sell the customer the most expensive brand by telling him it's the most effective, blah, blah...). The hypocrisy bothered me & if you don't think it's behind all such enterprises, you're looking at it with rose-tinted glasses.
I've got enough of a background in biology & sciences to know whether something sounds right or not. If you read claims carefully, you'll see how carefully so many of these claims nicely skirt around stating facts.
Sure, you may have well-meaning individuals who really believe that their own goals are to help others, but you can get that in any organisation from religion, to politics, to schooling, to medicine but the bottom line is "if it doesn't make good money, it'll fail".
So with anything, you should ask for proof to decide whether to trust it & give it a try or not. Is it backed with hard facts & solid information that is logical and/or sensible? If you don't know enough to make a decision, educate yourself.
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