Woo Spotting

Orac will like this one. From Moonflake (“Caution: this blog contains opinions. Comments may contain nuts.”), I give you How to spot a cuckoo. A couple of my favorites:

1. They use terms like ‘Big Pharma’, ‘the Man’ and ‘the Establishment’ in all seriousness

20. They have the only known cure for cancer, HIV, autism or death but can only administer it in Mexico

The rest at the link. Reminds me a bit of Five Apples.

Comments

[Brock Tice]

I know several medical personnel who have perfectly legitimate complaints with "Big Pharma," and use that term to refer to the companies involved.

For example, should antipsychotic drugs really be advertised directly to people on the street?

[Bronze Dog]

I'd say that qualifies as an exception.

And probably like you, I'd rather let the guy with the degree and stethoscope decide which pill is best for me.

[Big Al]

But "Big Pharma" implies a single, overarching power with a secret, single, nefarious objective, rather than individual companies prepared to stretch therules in order to make money.

[John Marley]

She forgot:

They use argumentum ad hitlerum.

[Big Al]

Or argumentum ad Illuminatium
Or argumentum ad novus ordo mundium

[jc]

"Big Pharma" also implies a "Small Pharma" of some sort. Then again I suppose that meth labs constitute drugs as a cottage industry to some extent.

[moonflake]

Thanks for the linkage, Skeptico

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