Re: putting quackery to the test
On Aug 9, 2006, at 9:10 PM, Alex wrote:
As for the disarticulation, that’s not a research objective it is THE method of western science. That’s why ecology was such a revolution. But, to give one minor side example with significant consequences: it was argued that women should not breastfeed because “formula” had all the ingredients of mother’s milk. Wrong.
Even if formula was identical to breast milk, why would that mean
women shouldn’t breastfeed their infants?
And besides, the orthodoxy is now that breast milk is best. Science
changes. Does that mean that disarticulation is no longer the method
of western science? (And what about all those Indians and Chinese
scientists - are they now honorary westerners?)
Doug