On Feb 6, 2014, at 10:36 AM, Santosh Helekar wrote:
"The use of the word "curative" in a bold caption/subheading in the article
could also be regarded as fraudulent in the sense that it is a "deception" or
"humbug". Please see the many dictionary meanings of the word fraud:
http://dictionary.re
On Thursday, February 6, 2014 7:08 AM, "J. Colaco < jc>"
wrote:
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>Whatever one believes or not about 'crystals' (and I know nothing about
>crystals), Is Santoshbab stating that the term "curative" used by journalist /
>sub-editor of the Herald in the article amounts to Fraud?
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Josebab,
On 1 February 2014 01:43, Santosh Helekar wrote:
What Herald has advertised in the interview in question is quackery because
of the following reasons:
1. The claims made in the interview perfectly satisfy the dictionary
definitions of quackery, which is:
"A FRAUDULENT claim to medical knowledg
What Herald has advertised in the interview in question is quackery because of
the following reasons:
1. The claims made in the interview perfectly satisfy the dictionary
definitions of quackery, which is:
"A fraudulent claim to medical knowledge; treating the sick without knowledge
of medici
On Jan 26, 2014, Roland Francis wrote:
"The common man knows that what Santosh says is right. Desperate and
gullible people will believe in crystal therapy or things like that either
from ignorance or desperation, as he said."
COMMENT:
1: Nothing I read in the Herald-interview (Patricia Alvare