I know what your saying....alot of my family listen to me because they seen me go thru an awful illness and waste away to nothing and it wasn't until I got under the care of an alternative medicine doc that my life turned a 180 and have been real healthy since and keep getting better all the time thru asking questions and reading and learning.....now you want to see some people who would really laugh at you and that is paramedic's. Since they save lives, for the moment, they are not about to even think about letting you be anywhere near their mental equal.....debbie
-------------- Original message -------------- From: da...@alchemysa.com.au Most of my friends and relatives accept without question that vitamins and minerals (including metals like iron) are safe to consume in moderate doses and are essential for good health. Yet when I suggest to some of them that silver is a safe mineral that kills germs I'm usually greeted with a look of amusement that visibly turns to horror as it dawns on them that I'm serious. You can just about see the cogs turning over. (My God... he's a fruitcake and I never realised it! How many other signs have I missed? Where's the exit?) If they can't escape, or say what they really think because we are in mixed company, they try to debate or reason with me using the intuitive arguments of the skeptic. The link below lists the usual 'tricks' of the skeptic, and its pretty entertaining. http://www.ratbags.com/rsoles/comment/skeptictricks.htm I recommend you go to the site and read the whole thing because it's not too long and I didn't write it. But here's my poorly condensed version with some, occasionally silly, comment added. Regards David TRICKS OF SKEPTICS.... 1) RAISING THE BAR , Or IMPOSSIBLE PERFECTION: This trick consists of demanding a new, higher and more difficult standard of evidence. (A mountain of testimonials and lab tests will never be enough). 2.) SOCK 'EM WITH OCCAM: Occam's Razor, a principle of knowledge theory states that the simplest explanation which fits all the facts is to be preferred. (If you haven't had a cold in 4 years its just because you've been lucky). 3.) EXTRAORDINARY CLAIMS: Extraordinary claims, say the skeptic, require extraordinary evidence. (Why is the claim that silver kills germs so extraordinary?) 4.) STUPID, CRAZY LIARS: Researchers who report anything which displeases the skeptic will be accused of incompetence, mental illness or dishonesty, or some combination of the three. (You've fallen for a scam.) 5.) THE SANTA CLAUS GAMBIT: (Goes like this. "Oh so you probably believe in Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny too". Foul language is the only reasonable answer to that one). 6.) SHIFTING THE BURDEN OF EVIDENCE: The skeptic insists that he doesn't have to provide evidence to support his side of the argument. ("You're crazy if you believe that, but my evidence is indisputable... its common knowledge... it comes from ...er watching TV.") 7.) YOU CAN'T PROVE A NEGATIVE: The skeptic may insist that he is relieved of the burden of evidence and argument because "you can't prove a negative." (Well actually theres a ton of evidence proving a lot of approved drugs are much less effective and far more dangerous dangerous than silver but YOU won't read it. ) 8.) THE BIG LIE: (The skeptic says he doesn't take silver but he's perfectly healthy.) 9.) DOUBT CASTING: This trick consists of dwelling on minor or trivial flaws in the evidence. (But interestingly this trick doesn't carry any weight when you try it in reverse, e.g... The Rosemary Jacobs case is over 50 years old and she never drank colloidal silver in here life but try convincing them of that.) 10.) THE SNEER: (A good time to end the discussion and get another beer) * * *
