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From: Andy on 2 Jul 2010 02:27 "Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:893sotF8lvU78(a)mid.individual.net... > Ian Jackson <ianREMOVETHISjackson(a)g3ohx.demon.co.uk> gurgled happily, > sounding much like they were saying: > >> If homeopathy really worked, a glass or two of river water, taken from >> well downstream (preferably near where it enters the sea), would >> probably contain sufficient infinitely diluted remedies ('second-hand', >> of course) to cure all illnesses know to man - and even some which man >> doesn't even know of. > > It would also contain several piranha, a blue whale, an oil slick, and > quite likely a diver or two. What size of glasses do you have in your house????? :-) Andy
From: Andy on 2 Jul 2010 02:30 "Cynic" <cynic_999(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:2vgp261qgn132cgla2u1ljqcjc3fvg5atk(a)4ax.com... > On Thu, 1 Jul 2010 17:04:04 +0100, Ian Jackson > <ianREMOVETHISjackson(a)g3ohx.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >>>If I were able to explain how such a mechanism worked and exactly how >>>it behaved, it would not be unknown, would it? >>> >>If homeopathy really worked, a glass or two of river water, taken from >>well downstream (preferably near where it enters the sea), would >>probably contain sufficient infinitely diluted remedies ('second-hand', >>of course) to cure all illnesses know to man - and even some which man >>doesn't even know of. > > Faulty logic. If taking two asprin would be beneficial to your > health, it does not follow that taking the whole bottle would be even > better! tsk tsk You are missing homeopathy logic here. If taking two asprin is beneficial then taking a glass of water from the tap where someone dropped an asprin in the reservois is best. Andy
From: Norman Wells on 2 Jul 2010 04:15 Phil W Lee wrote: > "Norman Wells" <stibbons(a)unseen.ac.am> considered Thu, 1 Jul 2010 > 22:00:15 +0100 the perfect time to write: > >> Cynic wrote: >>> You however made a very clear statement that you do not believe in >>> the existence of radio waves. >> >> Don't talk nonsense. > > Yes you did: > >> "Norman Wells" <stibbons(a)unseen.ac.am> considered Wed, 30 Jun 2010 >> 19:56:41 +0100 the perfect time to write: >> >>> Cynic wrote: >>> >>>> The >>>> idea that invisible energy exuded from a very low power source can >>>> be detected in thin air on the opposite side of the planet was >>>> also a pretty implausible idea. >>> >>> So is the existence of fairies. And I'm quite prepared to say they >>> don't exist either. >>> > > You stated there, quite clearly, that the possibility of radio waves > (invisible energy exuded from a very low power source that can be > detected in thin air on the opposite side of the planet) were as > unbelievable as fairies. The thing I said originally did not exist was water having a memory, which you have conveniently snipped. The only other thing I said did not exist was fairies. Do you think fairies may exist, Phil, or can you say categorically that they do not? It must be one or the other.
From: Man at B&Q on 2 Jul 2010 04:32 On Jul 1, 5:37 pm, Cynic <cynic_...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > On Thu, 1 Jul 2010 17:04:04 +0100, Ian Jackson > > <ianREMOVETHISjack...(a)g3ohx.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >>If I were able to explain how such a mechanism worked and exactly how > >>it behaved, it would not be unknown, would it? > > >If homeopathy really worked, a glass or two of river water, taken from > >well downstream (preferably near where it enters the sea), would > >probably contain sufficient infinitely diluted remedies ('second-hand', > >of course) to cure all illnesses know to man - and even some which man > >doesn't even know of. > > Faulty logic. If taking two asprin would be beneficial to your > health, it does not follow that taking the whole bottle would be even > better! > > Besides, if I understand the claims made by homeopathy correctly, then > the multitude of properties would have opposite properties that would > tend to cancel each other out. How very convenient. MBQ
From: Brimstone on 2 Jul 2010 05:17
"Norman Wells" <stibbons(a)unseen.ac.am> wrote in message news:vv6Xn.86515$x15.34714(a)hurricane... > Brimstone wrote: >> "Norman Wells" <stibbons(a)unseen.ac.am> wrote in message >> news:6m1Xn.110852$aS3.9251(a)hurricane... >> >>> You stick if you like with your view that water can have a memory, >>> and that fairies may exist. What do I care if it makes you >>> ridiculous? >> Someone who tries to deny the existence of something when no one >> knows one way or the other is the most ridiculous of all. "Closed >> mind" is the usual term I believe. > > Do you think fairies exist then? > > Or can you rule the possibility out completely? > In the absence of any evidence either way, I'm ruling the possibility of fairies neither in nor out. Do you have any evidence either way? |