Little Sugar Pills: Why Fall For Homeopathy?

[Hereticbooks]

This is SUCH an important issue that people need to be aware of. A few years ago, I had a friend who died because of homeopathy. She was diagnosed with a very aggresive breast cancer. The doctors told her she'd need a total mastectomy PLUS chemotherapy AND radiation. Only then would she have a 50/50 chance. She contacted a snake-oil salesman who gave her an elixer. A week or so later, she was told that her cancer was dead and she needed another elixer to wash it away..(cont

[Hereticbooks]

...(cont.)... She paid the money and did what this guy said....and was dead not long afterwards. I know people are going to say that this woman was incredibly stupid. Though I know she wasn't the sharpest tool in the proverbial shed, however, it must be known that she was incredibly desperate. She was looking for ANYTHING that could save her, and this guy told her that he could. When I was a kid, there were laws against false advertising. This shit needs to be stopped! It needs to be illegal

[mrgodbehere]

Fantastic Video!

[AuntieDiluvian]

Kylie, is it okay if I mirror this? Roz

[tokenskepticpodcast]

@AuntieDiluvian Hi - feel free to link to it, if that's what you mean? But please don't upload and redistribute. Thanks! :)

[tokenskepticpodcast]

@AuntieDiluvian There's also the option to download as a vodcast at the Token Skeptic site (it's on iTunes!)

[AuntieDiluvian]

@tokenskepticpodcast No worries - I would love it to reach a wider audience - I'll link to it when I get around to uploading video of the Perth 1023 meeting.