Comments on: I Know Why the Caged Bird Singhs

By: The Skeptic Canuck

The Skeptic Canuck — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:13:55 +0000

The chiroquacktic folks believe that reality is just one adjusted subluxation away from being the way they want it to be.

By: The Blind Watchmaker

The Blind Watchmaker — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:47:35 +0000

On the SGU, Singh pointed out another disturbing fact about the British judicial system. People in other countries who write about British people on the internet can be charged with libel in England due to “tourist” libel laws. This has prompted laws in the U.S. to counter these “tourist” laws. He said that some U.S. states have passed laws stating that people (in the U.S.) cannot be tried for liable in other countries if what they wrote would not be considered libel here.

Even still, the whole trial stems on which definition of a word (“bogus”) is being used by the author. Many a battle have been waged due to confusion over a definition, as biblical scholars would point out.

By: Jerry Bean

Jerry Bean — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:40:10 +0000

The Wakefield comparison is interesting. I just looked it up. Brian Deer actually admitted accusing Wakefield of dishonesty. His people seem to have made a point of emphasising that.

http://briandeer.com/wakefield/lawsuit-meanings.htm

By: Devil's Advocate

Devil's Advocate — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:33:25 +0000

Probably not, in that the quacks collectively have far more money available.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:51:59 +0000

Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to use some of the million dollar prize to help support these battles. Is there any way to use this or interest from it to fund science and reason to the same extent as what the quacks have available?

By: Devil's Advocate

Devil's Advocate — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:11:16 +0000

I have a work associate who visits a chiropractor for back problems. He swears by him. He’s been going regularly for 14 years. I’ve asked why he still goes. “Because I have back problems.” But 14 years? You’d think the time would come when a patient bails out of an ineffective ‘medical’ protocol.

By: Jules

Jules — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:22:11 +0000

British libel laws are so incredibly screwed up. I have to wonder what would have happened if Andrew Wakefield managed to successfully sue Brian Deer…

By: Tochol

Tochol — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:42:39 +0000

Fabulous comment on this same issue. See Language Log’s posting at http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=1426

By: Max

Max — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:31:04 +0000

AP medical writer, Marilynn Marchionne, has been criticizing alternative medicine lately.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090608/ap_on_he_me/us_med_unproven_remedies
http://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/517242.html

By: Max

Max — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:23:42 +0000

The judge’s ruling is bogus.