On May 19, 7:43*am, Landon > wrote:
> On Thu, 19 May 2011 01:53:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>
> > wrote:
>
> >"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> blake murphy wrote:
>
> >>> this sounds like bullshit and the author like a kook.
>
> >> And anybody who believes it is woefully ignorant.
> >> Like the people who believe in astrology, homeopathy,
> >> and Sylvia Browne.
>
> >I believe in Astrology and Homeopathy. *But Sylvia Browne? *She's freaky.
>
> Sylvia Browne is a textbook case of a con-artist.
>
> She does it very well. TV shows, books...she's made it in the world of
> con-artists. She's one of their center-folds.
>
> Comparable to any money-begging Evangelist. Slick as oil-covered
> sheet-metal.
>
> Astrology? You gotta be kiddin. The position of an object in space
> that is 20 billion light years away.....means exactly nothing, except
> that 20 billion light years away, there used to be an object floating
> in that spot in space.
>
> Homeopathy? Right there on the same shelf with Sylvia Browne's books.
> Pure, unadulterated nonsense and junk science for those who are
> inclined to think vodoo is real. <eye-roll>
>
> "The collective weight of scientific evidence has found homeopathy to
> be no more effective than a placebo."
>
> Sorry Julie, unless you're just looking for a "feel good" cult to
> "believe in", you're "believing" in snake oil and bovine feces with
> Astrology and Homeopathy. You seem like an intelligent person. Get out
> of that nonsense and find some real science to study.
>
> Here's an excellent place to start: "The Natural Medicines
> Comprehensive Database" atwww.NaturalDatabase.com
> or, you can get the hard copy as I did in 2000. It'll be one of the
> best $60 you ever spent.
>
> It sorts the chaf from the wheat in terms of Natural Medicines, with
> detailed analysis of each item listed. If nothing else, it's one of
> the best reference books for medicinal plants that exists. My copy of
> it was given to me by my Doctor at the Mayo Clinic when she got the
> most current version.
>
> The $60 gets you the book and a years worth of the online version of
> it to use. Fasinating reading.

Astrology is a funny subject. People who believe it often believe that
Asian and Western astrology, while contradictory, are both valid.
Astrology may may even have a smidgen of validity, but not for the
reason than fuzzy-heads believe. It wouldn't amaze me if it turned out
that the weather during one's early development has some influence on
the course of that development.

Jerry
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