Sensing bullshit

[Mekk]

Yeah, they try to weasel their way out of things like that. Silvia's method is to threaten with lawsuits.

Scum.

[bert_is_evil]

People also pay $200 an hour to stand on a vibrating platform which is supposed to make them fit, or $100 for a moisturiser which is supposed to make their cellulite go away or give them firmer breasts. People pay money to go to motivational seminars. People spend money on vitamins that their body can't absorb in the tablet form. I say buyer beware, your "bullshit" is another persons entertainment.

People go to church and are frowned upon if they don't give money after the surmon or even have to give a percentage of their income to the church. Personally I don't beleive in god and I think that's a huge rip off, but hey that's up to the individual - it's their beleif and it's their money. People make life and death decisions based on what their religion tells them with absolutely no scientific basis or proof but that's socially acceptable for some reason? Better do them for fraud too.

[Sanx]

People make life and death decisions based on what their religion tells them with absolutely no scientific basis or proof but that's socially acceptable for some reason? Better do them for fraud too.

I'll donate to the legal fund to do that.

[El Dopa]

$100 for a moisturiser which is supposed to make their cellulite go away and give them firmer breasts.

Worked for me.....

[Sollyboy]

I don't believe in any psychics. I just especially despise the ones that are making money from duping people.

I despise pharmacists who sell homeopathic remedies knowing they are only expensive bottles of water with no good science or even a reasonable explanation of how they work

[bert_is_evil]

Worked for me.....

I did notice you were looking rather perky last kb trackday

[Mekk]

People make life and death decisions based on what their religion tells them with absolutely no scientific basis or proof but that's socially acceptable for some reason? Better do them for fraud too.

I'd be perfectly OK with doing them for fraud too. Are you agreeing with me or...?

I despise pharmacists who sell homeopathic remedies knowing they are only expensive bottles of water with no good science or even a reasonable explanation of how they work"

Me too, it's disgusting. It's just plain misinformation.

[bert_is_evil]

Well, not exactly - wouldn't prosecuting everyone who makes money out of something that's not scientifically proven be tantamount to a modern day witch hunt? In addition to this what we know to be scientifically correct today is not necessarily what we know to be scientifically correct tomorrow (how many groundbreaking scientists have been discredited as complete nutta's only to discover years after their death that they were actually correct), so no scientific research could go ahead because that reqires the employment of people to carry out the research, which is work that isn't scientifically proven, so they would in effect be profiting from someone's belief that what they were researching would be proved.

[bert_is_evil]

I despise pharmacists who sell homeopathic remedies knowing they are only expensive bottles of water with no good science or even a reasonable explanation of how they work

A flatmate once convinced me to try some homeopathic drops to heal a sports injury I had, I tried for a few days to be polite, all it did is give me weird breath

[Mekk]

Well, not exactly - wouldn't prosecuting everyone who makes money out of something that's not scientifically proven be tantamount to a modern day witch hunt? In addition to this what we know to be scientifically correct today is not necessarily what we know to be scientifically correct tomorrow (how many groundbreaking scientists have been discredited as complete nutta's only to discover years after their death that they were actually correct), so no scientific research could go ahead because that reqires the employment of people to carry out the research, which is work that isn't scientifically proven, so they would in effect be profiting from someone's belief that what they were researching would be proved.

The thing is that when these people are subjected to scientific testing, they are found to be nothing more than the products of chance. This is why most (at least I like to think most) people don't believe in them. If not sue them for fraud, they should be made to undergo scientific testing before they can market their claims.

The only reason there is doubt is because all the big names don't submit themselves for testing as they'd most definitely be found as frauds.

People should at least be able to know if they're paying for something that doesn't work or they're just being misled which falls under several other laws.

I doubt people could market a magic potion as curing all your ailments without listing all the correct ingredients, so why should psychics be able to get away with that?

[bert_is_evil]

I hear what you're saying but people do market that magic potion (or breast enlarging cream or whatever) and yes they do have to tell you what the ingrediants are but they don't have to undergo scientific testing to prove it works before they can market their claims. Along the same lines no church has been able to scientifically prove that there is a god and there is no expectation that they should have to before accepting donations or a share of their congregations income.

What I'm saying is not that the psycics are/are not for real, but that if you make a rule for one you have to apply it to all, and that sort of government control is what people are constantly complaining about, on KB in particular!

[Mekk]

How about a scientifically valid rating system, like a food health rating they have to display?

[007XX]

that magic potion (or breast enlarging cream or whatever) and yes they do have to tell you what the ingrediants are ....

You mean to say it exists...yes, I've been waiting for this day all my life!!!!
F%^&k the ingredients, where do I sign up?

[Finn]

A flatmate once convinced me to try some homeopathic drops to heal a sports injury I had, I tried for a few days to be polite, all it did is give me weird breath

Wasn't Grahameeboy was it?

[bert_is_evil]

How about a scientifically valid rating system, like a food health rating they have to display?

In theory I think that's a great idea.

Now we have agreed what are we going to talk about