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Questions for homeopaths (infosec.pub)
submitted 3 weeks ago by FauxPseudo@lemmy.world to c/skeptic@lemmy.world
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Questions that homeopathy should have answered in a century:

  1. how long do the vibrations last?
  2. how can you test a homeopathic pill to see if the vibrations have decreased
  3. what are the frequencies of the vibrations for the different homeopathic ingredients?
  4. do the vibrations decrease over time?
  5. how do you remove all previous vibrations?
  6. what is the half life of the vibrations and does it change from the vibrations of an onion to the vibrations of a duck liver at some point?
  7. by what mechanism does the body read and measure these vibrations?
  8. once measured by the body what actions are taken and now can measure them?
  9. how are vibrations transfered from one molecule to another?
  10. how does the native vibrations of water change the vibrations of the substance? Because vibrations set frequencies and when you add two frequencies you get a new third frequency.
  11. how are these frequencies different from brownian motion?
  12. how can you verify your water is free of vibrations from previous interactions?
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[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 36 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You're entirely right, but you're also trying to play chess with a pigeon.

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 14 points 3 weeks ago

"Ernie, she's not that smart."

"What do you mean Bert, she's a pigeon that plays chess? How can you say she's not smart?!"

"Ernie... Of the seven games we have played, she has only won... Twice."

[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 27 points 3 weeks ago

I love when they talk about vibrational frequencies of crystals. I tell them about the power of quartz and its vibrations and frequencies. How I always wear a piece on my wrist. How it vibrates at 32768Hz, and is accurate to within a few seconds per month.

[–] essell@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

One of my favorite Tim Minchin lines...

"And whilst its memory of a long lost drop of onion juice seems infinite, it somehow forgets all the poo it's had in it."

🤣

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

I think it's against the rule of decency to mention Storm and not linked to it.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

More "educated" Homeopaths do have answers to these questions, but they're just more bullshit.

The Socratic Method only gets you so far with a liar.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

All of these are very relevant for people who sleep on waterbeds!

[–] kindenough@kbin.earth 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It is scientifically proven that water molecules do have memory...for 50 femtoseconds.

Ultrafast memory loss and energy redistribution in the hydrogen bond network of liquid H2O

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Well that changes everything. How do they mix it and get it into your system in under 50-fs?

[–] kindenough@kbin.earth 4 points 3 weeks ago

Keep shaking!