Comments on: Why I will continue to stand http://www.zenbuffy.com/2010/02/why-i-will-continue-to-stand/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:03:54 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ross Jones http://www.zenbuffy.com/2010/02/why-i-will-continue-to-stand/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Ross Jones Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:12:59 +0000 http://www.zenbuffy.com/?p=123#comment-114 I think Dara O'Briain summed alternative medicine generally in his tour last year, when he said that any medicine that had been scientifically proven effective became "proper medicine", ie no longer alternative. I appreciated that as I am at the very least sceptical about certain remedies and even as a non-scientist can understand that homeopathy can't work. I think Dara O’Briain summed alternative medicine generally in his tour last year, when he said that any medicine that had been scientifically proven effective became “proper medicine”, ie no longer alternative. I appreciated that as I am at the very least sceptical about certain remedies and even as a non-scientist can understand that homeopathy can’t work.

]]> By: Simon Perry http://www.zenbuffy.com/2010/02/why-i-will-continue-to-stand/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Simon Perry Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:30:05 +0000 http://www.zenbuffy.com/?p=123#comment-75 If it does go the wrong way, I'm looking for web developers. Seeing as my position on homeopathy is already well known and to a certain extent associated with the company I own then more quackbusters on the team would be very welcome. Drop me an email if you need to. If it does go the wrong way, I’m looking for web developers. Seeing as my position on homeopathy is already well known and to a certain extent associated with the company I own then more quackbusters on the team would be very welcome. Drop me an email if you need to.

]]> By: skepticat http://www.zenbuffy.com/2010/02/why-i-will-continue-to-stand/comment-page-1/#comment-74 skepticat Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:25:53 +0000 http://www.zenbuffy.com/?p=123#comment-74 Utterly despicable behaviour by the homeoquacks but no worse than I have come to expect from them and precisely why I don't identify myself on my own blog. These people aren't capable of rational argument - have a look at my quackolades column for examples of their razor-sharp intelligence and wit. .-= skepticat´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.skepticat.org/2010/01/my-complaint-to-boots-about-their-learning-store-website/" rel="nofollow">My complaint to Boots about their Learning Store Website</a> =-. Utterly despicable behaviour by the homeoquacks but no worse than I have come to expect from them and precisely why I don’t identify myself on my own blog. These people aren’t capable of rational argument – have a look at my quackolades column for examples of their razor-sharp intelligence and wit.
.-= skepticat´s last blog ..My complaint to Boots about their Learning Store Website =-.

]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://www.zenbuffy.com/2010/02/why-i-will-continue-to-stand/comment-page-1/#comment-73 uberVU - social comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:24:19 +0000 http://www.zenbuffy.com/?p=123#comment-73 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by zenbuffy: Why I will continue to stand, even as they swing their blows - http://bit.ly/dktsuD #ten23... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Kev http://www.zenbuffy.com/2010/02/why-i-will-continue-to-stand/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Kev Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:41:37 +0000 http://www.zenbuffy.com/?p=123#comment-72 a standard procedure to refute this sillyness: *show its lack of relevance *highlight that they are not engaging with the argument at hand *repeat part of your key message as a direct question to the attacker or if they continue refusing to engage in meaningful debate *repeat how it isn't relevent *repeat key message hightlighting that the public deserve the access to the information Don't let anyone drag you into a muck fight. On behalf of all the people you've informed already thanks. a standard procedure to refute this sillyness:
*show its lack of relevance
*highlight that they are not engaging with the argument at hand
*repeat part of your key message as a direct question to the attacker

or if they continue refusing to engage in meaningful debate
*repeat how it isn’t relevent
*repeat key message hightlighting that the public deserve the access to the information

Don’t let anyone drag you into a muck fight. On behalf of all the people you’ve informed already thanks.

]]> By: SkepDad http://www.zenbuffy.com/2010/02/why-i-will-continue-to-stand/comment-page-1/#comment-71 SkepDad Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:14:43 +0000 http://www.zenbuffy.com/?p=123#comment-71 Ugh. These sorts of tactics are despicable, but hardly new. I hope for your sake that your company doesn't make you a scapegoat. I made a conscious decision when I started SkepDad that I wouldn't post identifying information. Not because I fear people learning my opinions (I hardly keep those secret in daily life) but because of the inability of the supporters of the causes I target to be objective and rational. If they could be that, then clearly they wouldn't believe what they believe. Reading your story makes me half glad I did so and half guilty. Good luck and solidarity, sister. .-= SkepDad´s last blog ..<a href="http://skepdad.wordpress.com/2010/02/18/speechless/" rel="nofollow">Speechless</a> =-. Ugh. These sorts of tactics are despicable, but hardly new. I hope for your sake that your company doesn’t make you a scapegoat.

I made a conscious decision when I started SkepDad that I wouldn’t post identifying information. Not because I fear people learning my opinions (I hardly keep those secret in daily life) but because of the inability of the supporters of the causes I target to be objective and rational. If they could be that, then clearly they wouldn’t believe what they believe.

Reading your story makes me half glad I did so and half guilty. Good luck and solidarity, sister.
.-= SkepDad´s last blog ..Speechless =-.

]]> By: David Lavery http://www.zenbuffy.com/2010/02/why-i-will-continue-to-stand/comment-page-1/#comment-70 David Lavery Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:14:21 +0000 http://www.zenbuffy.com/?p=123#comment-70 Spot on! Keep up the good work and don't let them get to you. Spot on! Keep up the good work and don’t let them get to you.

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