I was too quick to assume that you had not looked at the researcher’s work but were just voicing theories about other people’s motives that you didn’t know about. My apologies.
Entirely true. But it’s a huge step from self-deceiving scientists who twist facts to fit their pet theory, to real manipulation along the lines of “actively attempting to justify” something. Hanlon’s Razor.
Interesting. I haven’t heard that argument myself yet, I’ve only heard people attacking alt med by pointing out how effective placebos are. And after all, how can the alt med people profit if sugar pills without D20-Diluted poisons will work just as well, and it really doesn’t matter where they stick their needles? The alt med fans I know are still trying to market their superior ancient knowledge and understanding of the body’s “energy flows”.
