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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

LeftishBrit

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8. Not all do; Ron Paul-worshipping right-libertarians tend to be the mainstay of the anti-modern-

Reply to HuckleB (Original post)

Sat Sep 12, 2015, 12:55 PM

Sep 2015

medicine brigade. See the comments on healthcare by Mercola, Mike Adams, or many others.

There are some right-libertarians who think that Feds shouldn't be funding anything at all; and there are some who are genuinely pro-science, as in any group.

I don't think that the majority of progressives favour alt-med as a substitute for modern medicine. Those who do have this view tend to express themselves strongly about it.

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How is it that the Ivory Tower idiot libertarians get the damage caused by alt med? [View all] HuckleB Sep 2015 OP

That is some shit. Hoppy Sep 2015 #1

Meaning? HuckleB Sep 2015 #2

Meaning--- Hoppy Sep 2015 #4

Got it. HuckleB Sep 2015 #6

Meaning? HuckleB Sep 2015 #3

Of course the libertarians would probably only want to stop government-funded research... Silent3 Sep 2015 #5

That's possible. even probable. Still, nonetheless. HuckleB Sep 2015 #7

Not all do; Ron Paul-worshipping right-libertarians tend to be the mainstay of the anti-modern- LeftishBrit Sep 2015 #8