Tag Archives: alternative medicine

It’s healthier to be a skeptic

Posted on November 6, 2010 by 1minionsopinion

A pitiful showing for Justin Trottier’s talk on the New Age Movement and what science is up against but some Saskatoon Freethinkers had a few theories on why that was, not the least of which the time of night – … Continue reading →

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How does a homeopath test for liver toxins?

Posted on August 11, 2010 by 1minionsopinion

It turns out my mother is the reason I have a healthy skepticism gene. We had coffee recently with a friend of hers who is around the bend over homeopathy and her daughter is as well. While I don’t know … Continue reading →

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How do you say “Quack” in Russian?

Posted on December 23, 2008 by 1minionsopinion

I don’t mean the duck noise, I mean in terms of alternative healing woo gurus. Russia’s government gave a guy named Mikhail Fadkin license to practice “bio-energy field” healing and just what the hell is that supposed to be? “Every … Continue reading →

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Counterknowledge over and under the counter

Posted on November 12, 2008 by 1minionsopinion

Last time I introduced Counterknowledge by Damian Thompson and the definition of the title of the book. Basically, counterknowledge is the network of fake news and facts that people wind up convinced are true. This time around, I’m hitting some … Continue reading →

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