tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722246721110367593.post7369482648086748286..comments2023-04-24T18:09:56.759+01:00Comments on Economics, Politics and Public Policy: Free the Weed or Ban the WooDavid Harteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01027237175821276983noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722246721110367593.post-65235441285745870292010-08-05T19:58:59.119+01:002010-08-05T19:58:59.119+01:00Good post, thanks. I agree with all the comments t...Good post, thanks. I agree with all the comments too (apart from the nancytroll, obviously).skepticathttp://www.skepticat.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722246721110367593.post-75878697769622125782010-08-05T13:42:24.371+01:002010-08-05T13:42:24.371+01:00Dr. Nancy Malik is not a doctor. She's "...Dr. Nancy Malik is not a doctor. She's "licensed medical professional" (homeopath) in India.<br /><br />Automatic Writing has it just right.MedTeknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722246721110367593.post-69354831677399600072010-08-05T12:03:05.610+01:002010-08-05T12:03:05.610+01:00Which of course means that all homeopaths are at b...Which of course means that all homeopaths are at best deluded charlatans and at worst confidence tricksters.Automatic Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04314726508332457474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722246721110367593.post-63739539962200888582010-08-05T10:43:05.868+01:002010-08-05T10:43:05.868+01:00Evidence based homeopathy is an oxymoron. No such ...Evidence based homeopathy is an oxymoron. No such thing exists.<br /><br />No clinical study ever has ever said that homeopathy works any better than placebo.David Harteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027237175821276983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722246721110367593.post-40576932558022823432010-08-04T19:14:02.904+01:002010-08-04T19:14:02.904+01:00Real is scientific homeopathy. It cures even when ...Real is scientific homeopathy. It cures even when Conventional Allopathic Medicine (CAM) fails. Nano doses of evidence-based modern homeopathy medicine brings big results for everyoneDr. Nancy Malikhttp://www.google.com/profiles/Dr.NancyMaliknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722246721110367593.post-2400757204809237912010-08-03T16:46:47.908+01:002010-08-03T16:46:47.908+01:00"You assume that politicians use things like ..."You assume that politicians use things like principles and rationality when making decisions. This is clearly false"<br /><br />Can't disagree with that.<br /><br />Lost all my faith in the Irish public sphere around the time of the civil partnerships bill.David Harteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027237175821276983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722246721110367593.post-73353826934742698942010-08-03T16:28:34.507+01:002010-08-03T16:28:34.507+01:00You assume that politicians use things like princi...You assume that politicians use things like principles and rationality when making decisions. This is clearly false. Head shop products are banned because enough influential constituents complained about them. They complained because their static view of morality told them head shop products are drugs and drugs are bad, mmmkay. This is the sum total of public discourse in this country. If these issues were really approached rationally, there would many things that would be legalised and probably regulated like in the Netherlands. Freedom is an illusion, man...Seannoreply@blogger.com