The Secretary of Health and Human Services recently baselessly claimed that steroids, antibiotics, and cod liver oil yielded “very good results" with measles.
No. These words are near complete opposites. Anyone who uses “holistic” in that way is being disingenuous or straight up does not know what those words mean.
It’s like trying to get public schools to teach “intelligent design.” They are using the word “holistic” (meaning “whole,” or to view the body as a whole system, that’s what a “holistic approach” actually means) in an attempt to suggest that homeopathy deserves to be a part of that approach, and that’s fucking stupid.
“Holistic” is good.
“Homeopathy” is absurd pseudoscientific bullshit about molecules having “memory,” and that diluting something makes it more powerful because… Reasons.
No problem… It’s a big pet peeve of mine because I believe pseudoscience can be dangerous at a societal level.
I used to equate those two words as well before I learned the difference. Given how many people seem to have done the same, they probably conflated them intentionally to muddy the waters.
No. These words are near complete opposites. Anyone who uses “holistic” in that way is being disingenuous or straight up does not know what those words mean.
It’s like trying to get public schools to teach “intelligent design.” They are using the word “holistic” (meaning “whole,” or to view the body as a whole system, that’s what a “holistic approach” actually means) in an attempt to suggest that homeopathy deserves to be a part of that approach, and that’s fucking stupid.
“Holistic” is good.
“Homeopathy” is absurd pseudoscientific bullshit about molecules having “memory,” and that diluting something makes it more powerful because… Reasons.
Good points. Thanks for the education and setting me straight! I love civil discourse :)
No problem… It’s a big pet peeve of mine because I believe pseudoscience can be dangerous at a societal level.
I used to equate those two words as well before I learned the difference. Given how many people seem to have done the same, they probably conflated them intentionally to muddy the waters.