Classic \u2018pure\u2019 homeopathy: one takes a number of drops of \u2018messaged\u2019 water and gets better. That\u2019s what we are told and guess what, it\u2019s true indeed.<\/p>\n
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What is also true is that the person not only takes the water, but also \u2018takes\u2019 the expectation that this water will help him. Question: which of both makes him better: the water or the expectation? The question is not whether \u2018it\u2019 works. The question is what \u2018it\u2019 is.<\/p>\n
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Therefore, is the human mind a possible explanation for what happens in homeopathy? I don\u2019t answer that question here. You can answer it yourself. If you say yes, then so much for the homeopathic explanation. It\u2019s in the gutter. As simple as that.<\/p>\n
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We as a society should take a very good look at this. There is far more at stake than some water, some alternative medicine or some billions of dollars. At stake are we ourselves. If our minds are doing this, we should respect them. To negate this possibility beforehand, is to disrespect our own minds. That\u2019s bad.<\/p>\n
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So.<\/p>\n
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\u2018Scientific\u2019 medicine is not able to tackle homeopathy as long as it denies, in practice, the huge placebo effect of many of its own medications. If you want to be really critical of someone else, you have to be really critical of yourself also.<\/p>\n
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The true message in the bottle is that we should look at the broader context of what is happening here. Don\u2019t bet your life on the watery explanation. There is a message hidden somewhere all right. But it\u2019s probably not inside the water. It may be inside us.<\/p>\n
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Let\u2019s not waste more words on this.<\/p>\n
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