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Friday, 20 May 2016

Acupuncturists defeated by their very own display of unreason | Edzard Ernst

Ad hominem attacks, I have previously pointed out, are victories of reason over unreason. And they are used frequently by supporters of alternative medicine! 

If you doubt it, see for yourself. 

I recently posted a comment on new Nice guidelines. It generated lots of comments, and mostly they were rational discussions of the issues involved. […]