Thomas, Being the good cop, homoeopathy is meant to fail the western science criterion because remedies are tailored to the *individual*. Hence the lack or repeatability and statistical trialling. Also many farmers swear by it and it is hard to argue that an animal has high consciousness to give rise to the placebo effect. Also the placebo effect is meant to be real
Being bad cop, it is hard to be objective when emotions get in the way. Many of these people are hospice cases ("TETH" tried everything try homoeopathy is a GP acronym.). In all science too, when emotions get in the way (money, personal ambitions, vendettas etc.) one must stand back. I noticed that ICCF had run out of money for the hotel bill... R.