Richard Dawkins interviews Prof. Michael Baum
2. Comment #305185 by DAVE1618 on December 22, 2008 at 7:32 pm
3. Comment #305235 by Mayhemm on December 22, 2008 at 8:56 pm
4. Comment #305303 by Jabee8 on December 22, 2008 at 10:44 pm
5. Comment #305312 by Mr Jaguar on December 22, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Great interview. Prof. Baum should write a book that coinsides with Dawkins, Harris etc.6. Comment #305335 by rob00 on December 23, 2008 at 12:12 am
absolutely enlightening7. Comment #305401 by rod-the-farmer on December 23, 2008 at 1:32 am
8. Comment #305410 by AfraidToDie on December 23, 2008 at 1:50 am
You don't see any alternative Boeing 747 pilots
9. Comment #305439 by AllanW on December 23, 2008 at 3:00 am
10. Comment #305469 by SOAS on December 23, 2008 at 4:15 am
Legislation should be introduced to exempt drug companies from being prosecuted for unforseen side effects from their properly clinically tested drugs.11. Comment #305490 by Logicel on December 23, 2008 at 4:51 am
12. Comment #305492 by Logicel on December 23, 2008 at 4:56 am
13. Comment #305499 by adangelo15 on December 23, 2008 at 5:14 am
14. Comment #305501 by BigChiefRainInFace on December 23, 2008 at 5:20 am
15. Comment #305504 by ezeques on December 23, 2008 at 5:25 am
One problem with people believing all this myth is that as a youngster your life is polluted by it and it takes half a lifetime to get through it all and into the truth about things.16. Comment #305506 by CaptainMandate on December 23, 2008 at 5:41 am
17. Comment #305516 by saxquiz on December 23, 2008 at 6:02 am
Always happy to see new videos. Thanks!18. Comment #305517 by AdamMil on December 23, 2008 at 6:04 am
19. Comment #305524 by rod-the-farmer on December 23, 2008 at 6:32 am
I have long given up trying to get anything published at this site, so here's something that is worthy of discussion that just showed up on my newsreader:
20. Comment #305588 by Distant source on December 23, 2008 at 8:58 am
21. Comment #305605 by ina.j on December 23, 2008 at 9:54 am
A wonderful interview. I feel happy to have studied at UCL (albeit a far less respectful subject than medicine).
22. Comment #305675 by pilot on December 23, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Great... learnt a lot.23. Comment #305686 by Gerald Dunlop on December 23, 2008 at 1:23 pm
1. No mention of the autoimune system? Stimulate it with placebos,infinitely diluted coconut juice, or energetic cycling and you feel better. Belief is important. Pharmaceuticals try to mimic the system at enormous expense so it's certainly "The Golden Age" for that industry.24. Comment #305734 by HBarca on December 23, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Homeopathy is the ultimate victory of fantasy over reality, it's utterly ridiculous and scientifically vacant. I'm a pharmacist and never recommend any homeopathic products because quite simply, they do not work and there is no credible evidence that there is any efficacy whatsoever associated with these so called therapies.25. Comment #305737 by Wadsworth on December 23, 2008 at 2:34 pm
"2. I've seen the laws of physics change within my lifetime but that's because of giants like Einstein not pygmies like Dawkins and Baum. "26. Comment #305749 by Sarmatae1 on December 23, 2008 at 2:47 pm
10. Comment #305469 by SOAS on December 23, 2008 at 4:15 am
Legislation should be introduced to exempt drug companies from being prosecuted for unforseen side effects from their properly clinically tested drugs.
27. Comment #305795 by Lastandfirstmen on December 23, 2008 at 3:35 pm
28. Comment #305798 by Stafford Gordon on December 23, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Doctor Baum is a wonderful man; truly passionate about his vocation and honest to the core!29. Comment #305812 by nickthelight on December 23, 2008 at 4:11 pm
30. Comment #305849 by Alternative Carpark on December 23, 2008 at 6:25 pm
31. Comment #305978 by Sargeist on December 24, 2008 at 3:00 am
I've found a few sources but I was hoping someone might post some of the more reputable and convincing meta-studies on homeopathy. Edit - a TGD equivalent on homeopathy would be ideal, if there is such a thing.I've read a couple of really good books about alternative medicine recently, but the one of the pair that fits your "TGD equivalent" idea is, for me, "Trick or Treatment?" by Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst. A very thorough book, carefully presented and argued, with a chapter on each of the most commonly used alternative "remedies" around today. At the end of the book is a section in which many other types of alternative nonsense are examined, with a page for each one.
32. Comment #306132 by SOAS on December 24, 2008 at 5:19 am
Comment #305749 by Sarmatae1 on December 23, 2008 at 2:47 pm
10. Comment #305469 by SOAS on December 23, 2008 at 4:15 am
Legislation should be introduced to exempt drug companies from being prosecuted for unforseen side effects from their properly clinically tested drugs.
How would you formulate that idea from watching these videos?
An incredibly bad idea.
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33. Comment #306337 by DoctorMelkor on December 24, 2008 at 12:52 pm
34. Comment #306357 by amalthea on December 24, 2008 at 1:55 pm
35. Comment #306520 by Gerald Dunlop on December 25, 2008 at 12:09 am
Re Comment#306337 by DoctorMelkor.36. Comment #306523 by Sarmatae1 on December 25, 2008 at 12:54 am
32. Comment #306132 by SOAS on December 24, 2008 at 5:19 am
I conclude from that that any side effects were unforeseen and because due diligence is always undertaken before these drugs are licensed , little can be gained from penalising the drug companies..
37. Comment #306755 by BryanEvans on December 26, 2008 at 9:16 am
Gerald Dunlop38. Comment #306902 by Lastandfirstmen on December 26, 2008 at 2:52 pm
39. Comment #306907 by Jenny Taylier on December 26, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Brilliant interview. I found it quite moving to see how Prof. Baum despaired at the legal authority that has been given to homoeopathy by legislators who should know better.40. Comment #307028 by DawkinsDarwinFan on December 27, 2008 at 4:05 am
Look at: Comment #305499 by adangelo1541. Comment #307590 by johnnyess on December 28, 2008 at 7:00 am
42. Comment #307919 by Gerald Dunlop on December 29, 2008 at 1:46 am
Re Comments #306755 & #30690243. Comment #307926 by epeeist on December 29, 2008 at 2:11 am
When I go to RichardDawkins.net I get a page full of material to buy. When I type in error: RichardDawkins.org I get a page full of material, for sale, refuting Dawkins' views.The .org site is a goDaddy site owned by Access Research Networks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_Research_Network) and registered by Dennis Wagner. Looks like they camped on the Richard Dawkins name as TrueOrigins camped on the TalkOrigins name.
44. Comment #307961 by Jiten on December 29, 2008 at 6:33 am
45. Comment #307963 by myodoc42 on December 29, 2008 at 6:54 am
Great post. I teach agriculture at the University level, and am constantly dealing with unsupported claims of alternative therapies in animal medicine and claims about the harms of conventional methods (many already refuted by sound research). By the time I get students, they are already indoctrinated in uncritical thinking. Most get their information by a google search, and have no idea how to read a scientific paper. Most have no idea what peer review entails and are as trusting of an unsupported opinion on a listserver as a sound research study.. Evaluating research findings by considering study size, methods used and statistical outcomes is beyond many. By the way, these are generally university seniors. Many with excellent grades in their science classes (since much science is taught by learning facts, even at the university level).46. Comment #309346 by SOAS on December 31, 2008 at 3:42 am
To Post 306523..47. Comment #310965 by Quine on January 2, 2009 at 12:44 pm
48. Comment #311163 by mnphenow on January 2, 2009 at 7:48 pm
"Infinitely more beautiful."
1. Comment #305174 by tvictor on December 22, 2008 at 7:03 pm
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