Scientifically speaking, homeopathy is a crock. The theory, if I can call it that, about the way classical homeopathy works, all that molecular vibrations of molecules that statistically speaking aren't even there -- complete bullshit.
I did some poking through journal articles. It appears that the more rigorously controlled a scientific study of homeopathy is, the less likely it is to show that homeopathy has a statistically significant effect.
Anecdotally, classical homeopathy remedies have produced results in me and, tellingly, in babies and in pets that you'd think would not respond to placebos, that I just can't explain in any way other than "well, its bullshit but it's USEFUL bullshit".
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Date: 2009-10-30 04:35 am (UTC)I did some poking through journal articles. It appears that the more rigorously controlled a scientific study of homeopathy is, the less likely it is to show that homeopathy has a statistically significant effect.
Anecdotally, classical homeopathy remedies have produced results in me and, tellingly, in babies and in pets that you'd think would not respond to placebos, that I just can't explain in any way other than "well, its bullshit but it's USEFUL bullshit".
That said, western medicine is awesome.