Skeptics Attempt Mass Suicide in Belgium

[Chu Gai]

http://www.baskeptics.org/hotnews.htm
And we thought Belgium only put nuts in their chocolates

 

[Ike]

They aren't nuts, and the headline is a little misleading. It was a stunt to disprove homeopathy by attempting to kill themselves with a homeopathic solution. It was a failure, thus proving their point.

 

[Julie K]

It was a nice stunt and a fine way of showing just how bogus homeopathy is.

 

[Garrett Lundy]

So.... arsenic isn't poisonous?

 

[PhillJones]

Not in a dilution of one part per 30,000 it aint. In fact it's actually good for you in such dilutions. Maybe they've prooven homeopathy instead.

 

[Julie K]

Phil,
30C is a dilution of 1 part in 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 parts of water.

At such a concentration it is unlikely that any trace of the arsenic remains.

Might as well wave a dried frog over a glass of tap water while chanting a teletubbies song. That is just as effective in doing good or harm as a homeopathic remedy.

 

[RobertR]

I love it. What a great idea to show the absurdity of homeopathy.

 

[Chu Gai]

Agreed. What's nuts isn't what the skeptics did, its the caving in of insurance companies that cover this nonsense. Randi had a nice read on it too.

 

[MarkHastings]

DAMN! I've been using a dried Chameleon and singing the Barney song.

 

[Christ Reynolds]

i'm not sure i will believe very much this website reports on.

CJ

 

[Julie K]

Did you read the article? They are debunking these ridiculous claims, not endorsing them.

 

[BrianShort]

There was an article about the mass suicide in the most recent Skeptical Enquirer magazine as well. Pretty funny.

Brian

 

[Christ Reynolds]

actually yes, and i dont really see where they try to challenge the claims. unless the last half of it is written sarcastically, then i understand it. if not, i dont understand where they try to challenge the claims.

CJ

 

[Julie K]

I thought the whole thing was written sarcastically. This passage had me LOL:

"The idea is refreshing; unlike free-energy scams that tap the zero-point energy, or shield gravity, Hunt Aircraft Corp. proposes to do it the old-fashioned way, i.e., violate Conservation of Energy."

It's a site for skeptics. Pointing out that a proposed scheme violates the Conservation of Energy is all that is needed to challenge the claim.