Comments on: Alternative Medicine: Take 2

By: senthil

senthil — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:49:42 +0000

I came across this report on inoculation done by bengali brahmins few centuries back, to contain small pox.. a westerner’s view of this..

http://books.google.co.in/books?id=C4lHAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA367&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false

indian treatments were simple, and objective.. and hence it may appear rough or crude.. but it cure better than allopathy in many cases..

By: Priya Raju

Priya Raju — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:23:34 +0000

Dilip – Thanks for your comment.

And cool – thanks for sending me the links. I plan to post a follow-up once I finish my series on Srilanka – I found Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit too wonderful for words. It has all the logical fallacies used to befuddle the naive. In any case, Sukumar Rajagopal has been asking me to write a series on the Baloney Detection Kit.

By: Dilip Muralidaran

Dilip Muralidaran — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:21:17 +0000

Priya, There are actually a lot more of these strawmans that cheat's cook up & use all of the time. For a complete list check this YouTube Video out. Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3,

By: Priya Raju

Priya Raju — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:34:14 +0000

Jassi – Whiskey, huh? My mum makes strange noises like a strangled hen whenever she sees other people drinking Fat chance, making her order scotch on the rocks

Perhaps your dad should talk to her. From what you say, he might be able to convince her.

By: Jaskirat

Jaskirat — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:58:52 +0000

Diabetes, Well for starters, the pills are actually sweet

I suggest drinking some whiskey, according to my dad that works for him ! He could probably even convince you how his body reacts otherwise.