"Anecdotal "evidence" is well known to not be good sources of evidence. Anecdotes might give us a place to start, sort of a "hmm, that's interesting, let's see what's going on here", "
yes, that is why i wrote (and you quoted me):
"it's possible that it could be effective. or not."
why did you feel the need to restate exactly what i had said, at greater length, and in a context that implied that we did not agree?
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"I recognize that we are on the same side. I am writing about my frustration that you don't seem to see that I already made those points and that you don't need to clarify for me since I already covered that."
yes, i see that you have edited your original post to reflect some of the things i was saying. thank you.
you still might want to change this part, though:
"As Dara O'Brian says, "Herbal medicine has been around for thousands of years! Indeed it has, and then we tested it all, and the stuff that worked became 'medicine'!""
it seems that you now agree that we have not 'tested it all'.
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how did you come to be friends with someone as 'deep into the woo' as this guy, if you get so upset over someone who basically agrees with you, and just wants you to be a little more empirical?
oy, why do i try? because franklin seems to have such respect for you, that's why. i figured there had to be some there, there.
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Date: 7/21/10 01:09 am (UTC)From:yes, that is why i wrote (and you quoted me):
"it's possible that it could be effective. or not."
why did you feel the need to restate exactly what i had said, at greater length, and in a context that implied that we did not agree?
**
"I recognize that we are on the same side. I am writing about my frustration that you don't seem to see that I already made those points and that you don't need to clarify for me since I already covered that."
yes, i see that you have edited your original post to reflect some of the things i was saying. thank you.
you still might want to change this part, though:
"As Dara O'Brian says, "Herbal medicine has been around for thousands of years! Indeed it has, and then we tested it all, and the stuff that worked became 'medicine'!""
it seems that you now agree that we have not 'tested it all'.
**
how did you come to be friends with someone as 'deep into the woo' as this guy, if you get so upset over someone who basically agrees with you, and just wants you to be a little more empirical?
oy, why do i try? because franklin seems to have such respect for you, that's why. i figured there had to be some there, there.