Graham Lappin
24th April 2008, 12:31 PM
"So psychic powers and tea-leaf reading might be complete hokum but where’s the harm in it"? I get asked this quite a lot. I am told that I “believe” in a material rational world and so I get all hot under the collar when someone has an alternative “belief”. Avoiding getting into a discussion about belief and evidence, I simple answer: “homeoprophylaxis”.
Proponents believe in homeopathic vaccination. They encourage parents not to vaccinate their children but instead to give them homeopathic treatments. Homeopathic dilutions (ie water) of Pulsatilla to protect against measles and Variolinum against small pox - that sort of complete tosh!
So what's the harm in belief without evidence? Take a look at Issac Golden's blog http://homeopathy4health.wordpress.com/2008/04/02/homoeoprophylaxis-–-a-proven-alternative-to-vaccination-by-kandylini/
and you'll see what I mean. We could all have fun spotting the logical fallacies in Golden's blog if it was not such a serious matter.
Proponents believe in homeopathic vaccination. They encourage parents not to vaccinate their children but instead to give them homeopathic treatments. Homeopathic dilutions (ie water) of Pulsatilla to protect against measles and Variolinum against small pox - that sort of complete tosh!
So what's the harm in belief without evidence? Take a look at Issac Golden's blog http://homeopathy4health.wordpress.com/2008/04/02/homoeoprophylaxis-–-a-proven-alternative-to-vaccination-by-kandylini/
and you'll see what I mean. We could all have fun spotting the logical fallacies in Golden's blog if it was not such a serious matter.