Horizon Tests Homeopathy - Part 1 of 5

In November 2002, the BBC's Horizon program tried to win Randi's $1,000,000 by demonstrating that there might be some science behind homeopathy. They failed on both counts. Part 1 of 5

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[magicmark7]

placeebo, placeebo, placeebo, the power of the mind is a powerful thing and homeopaths take full advantage of that.

[hinkyponky]

On a positive note, it just shows what significance the placebo effect can have - that's all it is

[bvssvni]

Placebo is the same as "let your mind trick you", which again is the same as "stupidity". Next time you read the word "placebo", replace it with "stupidity".

[rrj501]

It is humans who treat the animals, and their interpretation of results can be influenced by bias. There are no blinded experiments (where the humans don't know the treatment method) which demonstrate homeopathy works.

[crystal934onvox]

It isn't a placebo because animals are treated successfully with homeopathy. James Randi is known as an expert in trickery and I am convinced he used trickery of some kind to avoid having to pay out the millions he pledged he would if homeopathy was proven to work. The Royal Family who can afford any kind of medicine also endorse homeopathy. Someone should investigate the unethical triRandi, instead of letting him trash good things.

[DrNancyMalik]

Real is scientific homeopathy. It cures even when Conventional Allopathic Medicine (CAM) fails. Evidence-based modern homeopathy is a nano-medicine bringing big results for everyone

[Yony42]

@mohanaturo

'It's water'

-Everyone

-Basic research into principles of homeopathy

[mohanaturo]

"There have not, to the best of my knowledge, been any refutations of homeopathy that remain valid......... "

Brian David Josephson

Nobel Laureate Scientist - Physics 1973

[LAnonHubbard]

Good ol' James Randi. You know things aren't going the way of the quackmeister when he gets involved :)

[tomrw54]

@skepticat1 "its a pre-science idea..." - I dont think I've ever heard it summed up better!

[dantheman1507]

@magicmark7

fuck-off

[skepticat1]

The narrator says that the the conflict with science *begins* with the high dilutions, but it doesn't. It begins with the scientifically unsupportable notion that something that causes symptoms, can be used to cure them i.e. sympathetic magic. It's a pre-science idea and it's total bullcrap.