Comments on: Furious Backlash From Simon Singh Libel Case Puts Chiropractors On Ropes

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:19:25 +0000

I’m about to get started on a systematic review into homeopathy. Due to the courts going against Simon Singh, everyone has to be so careful on how they report their findings so they don’t get sued. There is soon to be a report coming out on on a particular “Remedy” that consists of brandy and water which is advertised to reduce anxiety. Despite this been allowed without any evidence whatsoever, the author is having to carefully go through the report to ensure they are not going to get sued because they provide evidence it doesn’t work!

Those that are conning people, whether they are aware they are or not, are protected while those following scientific methods are now less likely to publish their findings just in case they get sued. It’s plain wrong.

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:05:29 +0000

Simon Singh recently came to speak at the Leicester ‘Skeptics In The Pub’ group to talk about alternative medicine and also to touch upon the area of libel laws and put forward his arguement of why they need reforming. All I can say is that I wished the evening could have gone on for twice as long. It was an absolute pleasure to sit and listen to such an intelligent, impassioned man and am so glad that word is spreading of his fight and more people are taking the time to examine the libel laws as they stand and call for change.

By: Raymond

Raymond — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:08:53 +0000

Last year I pulled a hernia in my neck, by the time I was at the office I was in agony. I decided to jump into the chiropractor shop at the end of the street. The first time it relieved the pain somewhat by losening the cramped muscle.
However the second time she started to do some voodoo BS by pressing a spring loaded thingy against my nerve (which led to my arm and thumb) she said that this “click” would signal my brain to stop signaling the nerve.

As somewhat with some cognitive psychology knowledge I was thinking: “Owkay….. looney bin!” and she started to crack things I didn’t like that, the third time I felt really strange and the day after I was at the neurologist. She stated don’t go to a chiropractor just my advice! I took it easy and it improved.
Pseudo science is what it is!

By: anetha

anetha — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:40:36 +0000

Why does everything have to boil down to money. it is best people are free to discuss matters than to sweep everything under the carpet.

By: Malcolm Armsteen

Malcolm Armsteen — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:20:06 +0000

You have no idea how much pleasure this gives me. And many others, I suspect. It’s amazing how often the adjectives ‘arrogant’ and ‘stupid’ appear together, isn’t it?

By: Martin Robbins

Martin Robbins — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:03:46 +0000

Thanks for linking to my Guardian piece!

Ian – in fact at least one of them has, I got a quote for that article from a chiropractor who moaned about the Streisand Effect that the BCA have managed to generate

By: JimFromTexas

JimFromTexas — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:37:22 +0000

Wow.. IanVisits you got it right. Heard of the Streisand effect, o chiropractors?

I’m eager to watch this play out.

By: IanVisits

IanVisits — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:41:27 +0000

I would have suggested that the chiropractors look up the Streisand Effect, although it might be a bit late for that now.