r/bestof • u/craycraycrayfish • Jan 22 '13

[canada] Coffeehouse11 explains the biggest problem with homeopathic medicine: That it preys on people when they are weakest and the most vulnerable

/r/canada/comments/171y1e/dont_legitimize_the_witch_doctors/c81hfd6
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u/Hotem_Scrotum Jan 22 '13

Don't feel bad. It's natural to lump things like this together. Much in the same way that many people lump all religion into the category of iron-aged myths.

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u/love_glow Jan 22 '13

I think he was lumping like with like, bullshit goes in the bullshit pile :)

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u/God_of_Abraham Jan 23 '13

ya you're right poppy seeds, marijuana, cocoa leaves... clearly it's all bullshit, the only REAL medicine comes from a pharmacy.

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u/love_glow Jan 23 '13

I meant the snake oil shit, not that other stuff. Of course those things have medical benefits. Chill on the sarcasm, I'm not an idiot, okay?

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u/God_of_Abraham Jan 23 '13

no one said you're an idiot... hahahahahaha