[Goanet]"bogus" therapies

2003-08-14 Thread Allwyn Carvalho
Santosh, I found Dr. Beyerstein's article readable and interesting. I thought it was a little simplistic though, and a tad bit chauvinistic, at least in its title. The mind is a powerful thing. IMO, faith and positive thoughts are just as important to healing as anything else. There is al

Re: [Goanet]"bogus" therapies

2003-08-14 Thread Chimbelcho
In a message dated 8/14/2003 1:04:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >From what I understand, Chinese medicine is very old, tried and tested, science. >Same >can be said about Ayurveda. > Hi Allwyn: What is the scientific basis of Chinese medicine and Ayurveda? I am sure

Re: [Goanet]"bogus" therapies

2003-08-15 Thread Paddydes
In a message dated 08/14/2003 2:44:03 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << To summarize, I think there is room for home remedies in modern healing, just as much as there is for "alternate" medicine, western medicine, and prayer. So, if an old lady makes you kneel down while she sprinkles holy

Re: [Goanet]"bogus" therapies

2003-08-15 Thread Chimbelcho
In a message dated 8/15/2003 10:26:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Paddydes writes: > > Strangely, people can misconstrue it based upon what they > want to read into it and then count you as their supporters :( > This is exactly the problem with Paddy and people who think like him. For them the w

Re: [Goanet]"bogus" therapies

2003-08-16 Thread Allwyn Carvalho
Hi Santosh, Very good, and very hard questions. I don't think I can do them justice... > What is the scientific basis of Chinese medicine and Ayurveda? What, in your opinion, makes western medicine any more scientific than Chinese medicine and Ayurveda? To me, the "science" in medicine involv

Re: [Goanet]"bogus" therapies

2003-08-16 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
On Fri, 15 Aug 2003, Allwyn Carvalho wrote: > Hi Santosh, > What, in your opinion, makes western medicine any more scientific than > Chinese medicine and Ayurveda? Of course, these are men and women (mostly men) in white coats, doing things in a very clinical, anti-septic manner. Therefore ther