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  1. Leaving aside the "kill the messenger" content of this post, would the
    quacks suddenly find vindication if he should disappear? Would they be
    embrased by science and would government regulation of them cease? The
    problem with the quacks is themselves, not that people and science and
    government are on their case with justification. Speaking of money, shall
    we flip the coin, pun entended? Is any intrest in increasing already huge
    profits in the intrests of those who whine because the spot light of
    science is being directed their way?

  2. Quoted message said:

    Leaving aside the "kill the messenger" content of this post, would the
    quacks suddenly find vindication if he should disappear?

    True quacks would not. And there ARE quacks. Some practice allopathic
    medicine.

    What makes Barrett et al. so utterly completely worthless to those of
    us making treatment choices and living with chronic diseases is they
    paint with a broad brush. And that is simply, demonstrably wrong.

    They're nothing but profiteering bigots.

    George M. Carter

  3. "GMCarter" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Leaving aside the "kill the messenger" content of this post, would the
    quacks suddenly find vindication if he should disappear?

    True quacks would not. And there ARE quacks. Some practice allopathic
    medicine.

    What makes Barrett et al. so utterly completely worthless to those of
    us making treatment choices and living with chronic diseases is they
    paint with a broad brush. And that is simply, demonstrably wrong.

    They're nothing but profiteering bigots.

    OK. Pick a claim that Barret makes and argue here that it's completely
    wrong.

    moo

  4. On Mon, 5 Sep 2005 10:11:30 -0400, "Happy Dog" <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:

    "GMCarter" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Leaving aside the "kill the messenger" content of this post, would the
    quacks suddenly find vindication if he should disappear?

    True quacks would not. And there ARE quacks. Some practice allopathic
    medicine.

    What makes Barrett et al. so utterly completely worthless to those of
    us making treatment choices and living with chronic diseases is they
    paint with a broad brush. And that is simply, demonstrably wrong.

    They're nothing but profiteering bigots.

    OK. Pick a claim that Barret makes and argue here that it's completely
    wrong.

    moo

    His garbage about going after the licenses of scientists and
    physicians working to figure out the complexity of MCS is one thing
    .... particularly with him being unlicenced and not able to pass the
    board certifications himself.

    The Lyme Info is also bogus .... typical Quack garbage.

    Thanks for asking Wesley.

  5. "True quacks would not. And there ARE quacks. Some practice allopathic
    medicine."

    True, some mix "alternative" quackery with standard methods.

    "What makes Barrett et al. so utterly completely worthless to those of us
    making treatment choices and living with chronic diseases is they paint
    with a broad brush. And that is simply, demonstrably wrong."

    When reading his page he provides specific examples to illustrate his
    views
    and those examples are based in science. If the quacks want to refute his
    view then refute first the science on which it is based. It is the
    quackery, not the reporter of it that is the problem. "Choices" must be
    based in science not clever marketing to the ill and desperate.

    "They're nothing but profiteering bigots."

    Taking all whatever income any of them makes in defending science based
    medicine, a view not a broadbrush would mention the vulgar obscene profits
    the quacks make.

  6. Quoted message said:

    and those examples are based in science. If the quacks want to refute his
    view then refute first the science on which it is based. It is the
    quackery, not the reporter of it that is the problem. "Choices" must be
    based in science not clever marketing to the ill and desperate.

    Medical scientism is the biggest health scam of the century. The whole
    process of publishing research papers in review journals is a total
    joke. Any fool can see this.

    You have my condolences.

  7. "Medical scientism is the biggest health scam of the century."

    Agreed, scientisim is replete among quacks, the surface use and appearence
    of science without content.

    "The whole process of publishing research papers in review journals is a
    total joke."

    And the quacks would be vindicated if such were suddenly dropped? Almost
    nothing would change with them of course, not at present being burdened
    with having to do same.

    "Any fool can see this."

    Apparently.

  8. Quoted message said:

    "The whole process of publishing research papers in review journals is a
    total joke."

    And the quacks would be vindicated if such were suddenly dropped? Almost
    nothing would change with them of course, not at present being burdened
    with having to do same.

    Perhaps, if you were to concentrate?

    The subject of this THREAD is Quackbusting and the Quackbusters.
    Quacks are NOT on trial here, but the Quackbusters are and what they
    represent is.

    Just thought that you might want to know, Idiot.

  9. On Mon, 5 Sep 2005 10:11:30 -0400, "Happy Dog" <[email hidden]>
    wrote:

    snip...

    Quoted message said:

    OK. Pick a claim that Barret makes and argue here that it's completely
    wrong.

    I don't care to take the time at the moment, missa boss-massah.

  10. Quoted message said:

    "True quacks would not. And there ARE quacks. Some practice allopathic
    medicine."

    True, some mix "alternative" quackery with standard methods.

    Hey! Another briandead bigot!

    Nope, not what I meant. I meant some of your so-called "standard
    methods" are either inherently quackery or may be misused and
    constitute quackery.

    That does not render allopathic medicine in toto quackery.

    Quoted message said:

    "What makes Barrett et al. so utterly completely worthless to those of us
    making treatment choices and living with chronic diseases is they paint
    with a broad brush. And that is simply, demonstrably wrong."

    When reading his page he provides specific examples to illustrate his
    views
    and those examples are based in science.

    Wrong. They're often based on his twisted, bigoted interpretations and
    twisting findings to suit his bigotry.

    George M. Carter

  11. GMCarter said:

    On Mon, 5 Sep 2005 10:11:30 -0400, "Happy Dog" <[email hidden]>
    wrote:

    snip...

    Quoted message said:

    OK. Pick a claim that Barret makes and argue here that it's completely
    wrong.

    I don't care to take the time at the moment, missa boss-massah.

    That's a lot of words to just say "I can't".
    --
    Peter Bowditch aa #2243
    The Millenium Project http://www.ratbags.com/rsoles
    Australian Council Against Health Fraud http://www.acahf.org.au
    Australian Skeptics http://www.skeptics.com.au
    To email me use my first name only at ratbags.com

  12. GMCarter said:


    snip...

    Quoted message said:

    OK. Pick a claim that Barret makes and argue here that it's completely
    wrong.

    I don't care to take the time at the moment, missa boss-massah.

    You make a definitive claim and then get bent out of shape when asked to
    provide a shred of evidence or even your reasoning behind it? Idiot.

    moo

  13. The Ratbaggers always ignore the blatant lies of their Hero ...

    His garbage about going after the licenses of scientists and
    physicians working to figure out the complexity of MCS is one thing
    .... particularly with him being unlicenced and not able to pass the
    board certifications himself.

    The Lyme Info is also bogus .... typical Quack garbage.

    Thanks for asking Wesley.

  14. On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 13:51:38 -0400, "Happy Dog" <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:
    GMCarter said:


    snip...

    Quoted message said:

    OK. Pick a claim that Barret makes and argue here that it's completely
    wrong.

    I don't care to take the time at the moment, missa boss-massah.

    You make a definitive claim and then get bent out of shape when asked to
    provide a shred of evidence or even your reasoning behind it? Idiot.

    Nope. Just not gonna bother with an [censored] like you. Been there, done
    that.

  15. GMCarter said:

    On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 13:51:38 -0400, "Happy Dog" <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:
    GMCarter said:


    snip...
    >OK. Pick a claim that Barret makes and argue here that it's completely
    >wrong.

    I don't care to take the time at the moment, missa boss-massah.

    You make a definitive claim and then get bent out of shape when asked to
    provide a shred of evidence or even your reasoning behind it? Idiot.

    Nope. Just not gonna bother with an [censored] like you. Been there, done
    that.

    A lot of words to just say "I can't".
    --
    Peter Bowditch aa #2243
    The Millenium Project http://www.ratbags.com/rsoles
    Australian Council Against Health Fraud http://www.acahf.org.au
    Australian Skeptics http://www.skeptics.com.au
    To email me use my first name only at ratbags.com

  16. GMCarter said:
    Quoted message said:

    You make a definitive claim and then get bent out of shape when asked to
    provide a shred of evidence or even your reasoning behind it? Idiot.

    Nope. Just not gonna bother with an [censored] like you. Been there, done
    that.

    Fair enough. But, I note, that you haven't provided this evidence for
    anybody here. You're just preaching to the choir.

    BTW, the only :bothering" you've done on my behalf hasn't consisted of any
    cogent defense of your claims. Perhaps you should just talk to yourself.

    moo

  17. Peter Bowditch said:


    Can't, won't, ...

    A difference which makes no difference is no difference at all.

    Little wonder they use people that have such a complete inability to
    parse a significant difference as "can't or won't" to conduct your
    worthless smear campaigns.

    Quackwatch does not serve science. They're no better than the idiots
    that push "intelligent design."

    George M. Carter

  18. "Quackwatch does not serve science. They're no better than the idiots that
    push "intelligent design.""

    An intresting false oppisition of a strawman. Unlike the science on quack
    watch intellegent design has no science at all, nothing but marketing.
    We need to focus the question again, to show quack watch wrong one must
    show the science on whitch it is based to be wrong, the reporter posting
    the views based on that science only reflects the larger scientific
    community. If quack watch should disappear none of the truth claims of
    the quacks would be supported, they would still have to rise or fall based
    on the now absent support in science. To this point they can't fall, they
    are still flat on the ground scientifically.

  19. GMCarter said:
    Peter Bowditch said:


    Can't, won't, ...

    A difference which makes no difference is no difference at all.

    Little wonder they use people that have such a complete inability to
    parse a significant difference as "can't or won't" to conduct your
    worthless smear campaigns.

    I am well aware of the difference between "can't" and "won't" in
    normal use. I your case, however you won't because you can't.
    --
    Peter Bowditch aa #2243
    The Millenium Project http://www.ratbags.com/rsoles
    Australian Council Against Health Fraud http://www.acahf.org.au
    Australian Skeptics http://www.skeptics.com.au
    To email me use my first name only at ratbags.com

  20. GMCarter said:

    Quackwatch does not serve science. They're no better than the idiots
    that push "intelligent design."

    So you say. And, you refuse to back your claim with examples of inaccurate
    claims on quackwatch (with your discussion of the evidence). You claim that
    you won't do this because you don't like the people asking the questions.
    However, I've gone through your posts and can't see where you've done this
    for *anybody*. Have you? Ever? Am I just not looking hard enough?

    moo

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