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    Boing Boing‏Verified account @BoingBoing 22 Nov 2015

    Nassim Taleb defends homeopathy (also calls @doctorow “very stupid” for criticizing him) http://boingboing.net/2015/11/20/nassim-taleb-defends-homeopath.html …pic.twitter.com/bfJT382HTP

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      2. Fractal Digital‏ @Fractal_Digi 22 Nov 2015
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing @doctorow hmm... His argument is almost, bad for the patient/good for the system. Fits postmodern macro-lens of #antifragile...

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      3. Adolfo Neto‏ @adolfont 22 Nov 2015
        Replying to @Fractal_Digi

        @Fractal_Digi Sure you think this? I think Doctorow did not understand Taleb's point.

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      4. Fractal Digital‏ @Fractal_Digi 22 Nov 2015
        Replying to @adolfont

        @adolfont nope! Not sure. What do you think Taleb means?

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      5. Adolfo Neto‏ @adolfont 22 Nov 2015
        Replying to @Fractal_Digi

        @Fractal_Digi He meant: homeopathy does not work. That is why it can be useful for non serious illnesses (that do not need anything).

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      6. Fractal Digital‏ @Fractal_Digi 22 Nov 2015
        Replying to @adolfont

        @adolfont hmm.. How can something useless/costly be useful? And how do patients decide what is a trivial ailment? Just n sure it's harmless

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      7. Fractal Digital‏ @Fractal_Digi 22 Nov 2015
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        @adolfont at an discomassionate systems-level tho, vulnerable ppl self-selecting out of treatment at their own personal cost might (1/2)

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      8. Fractal Digital‏ @Fractal_Digi 22 Nov 2015
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        @adolfont ... Increase overall antifragility of the system. Which may be his point. (2/2)

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      9. Fractal Digital‏ @Fractal_Digi 22 Nov 2015
        Replying to @Fractal_Digi

        @adolfont see, there's a logical contradiction in there. it can't be a placebo if the person doesn't believe there is anything wrong w/ them

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      1. Steve Turtle‏ @steveturtle 22 Nov 2015
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        @BoingBoing @doctorow Placebos work extremely well for psychosomatic illnesses. Not so great for real ones though.

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      1. Tom Goossens‏ @TyrGoossens 22 Nov 2015
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        @BoingBoing @doctorow people following you already saw this conversation, no need to tell them what to think about it with selective reading

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      1. Zed941‏ @jmhenderson2006 22 Nov 2015
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        @BoingBoing @doctorow "We're not helping, but we're only poisoning them a little." Nice argument.

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      1. Arnon “CleverReference” Clark‏ @ArnonClark 22 Nov 2015
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        @BoingBoing @doctorow Does dissecting the definition of Ad Hominem qualify as a Red Herring? I may have Bingo here, but I may need a judge

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      1. Nattie Roman‏ @TsarKastik 22 Nov 2015
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        @BoingBoing @doctorow Next we'll see homeopath companies selling placebos that they claim are better than the placebos your doc prescribes.

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      1. Phil Laing‏ @Supertec3226 22 Nov 2015
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        @BoingBoing @doctorow Homeopaths think their water actually works, not that it's a placebo.

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