On 22 Mar 2009 at 1:18, Jim Clark wrote: > I take Beth's point about not dwelling on the MDCM, but the MDCM degree IS > the MD degree. I think one thing causing some confusion is that in Canada > the MD is considered an undergraduate degree. See > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_degree > > With respect to the critical thinkiing issue, then, the piece cannot be > minimized because the author is not a "real" doctor.
That confused me as well. Thanks for clarifying, Jim. I have an undergraduate degree (B.Sc.) from McGill, and I'm not happy to share my alma mater with someone who promotes these and other quack ideas. Dr. Rona's professional vita can be examined at http://www.mydoctor.ca/user/ASP/about.asp?id=2509 and see also http://www.writersunion.ca/ww_profile.asp?mem=1139&L=0%29. Both show his commitment to alternative medicine and "natural healing". As for the deadly nature of distilled water drinking, I tried Googling on "death" and "distilled water" and "drinking". I got 62,000 hits, and almost all of the highest ranked seem to be from or about Dr. Rona. Similar searches produced the same result. How does he do that? On the other hand, if I do the same search in PubMed, the enormous publication database of the National Library of Medicine (USA), I get exactly...two. Both appear to be accidental, as neither has anything to do with the supposed danger of drinking distilled water. But why bother with evidence? Stephen ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: [email protected] 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Subscribe to discussion list (TIPS) for the teaching of psychology at http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/tips/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
