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    Straight Talk #37 OnHomeopathy (revised in 1999)

    By William and Sharon Schnoebelen, N.D., 2009

    [ObligatoryLegalWarning:ThestatementsinthisarticlehavenotbeenevaluatedbytheFDA.No

    conceptorproductinthisarticleisintendedtotreat,diagnoseorcureanydisease.Theopinionsare

    thoseoftheauthorsalonewhoareNOTmedicaldoctors.]

    Whenwemakeamistake,itsometimescanbeaprettybigone!However,wealsofeelanobligationtocorrectthatmistakewheneverpossible.Mistakesarealwayspossiblewhenhumanbeingsspeakwhere

    theBibleissilent.Weareonlyhuman.Inthiscase,atleast,ourerrorwasonthesideofcaution.

    WithmanyissuesinChristianapologetics,theissuesarestraightforward.IfareligionliketheMormonsor

    Jehovah'sWitnessesdeniestheTrinity,thenweknowthattheyareoffbasebecausetheTrinityisso

    apparentintheBible.

    However,whenyougetintoareasthatdonotrelatetothefundamentalsofthefaith,andarenotclearly

    dealtwithintheWordofYHWH,youcanrunintoproblems.

    IthasbeeneightyearssinceIfirst(1991)puttogetherour"StraightTalk"onHomeopathy,andsince

    thattime,IbelieveYHWHhasshownussomethingsthatweprayerfullyfeltweshouldsharesothat

    you,asChristians,canmakeaninformedconsent.

    In1991,the"StraightTalk"prettymuchcondemnedhomeopathyasanoccultpracticethatnoChristian

    shouldengagein.Sincethattime,andthroughintensestudy,counsel,prayerandresearch,wehavecome

    tochangeourmind.Butfirst,letusdefinewhatwearetalkingabout.Homeopathyisoneofawiderangeofholistichealingor"alternativemedicine"strategiesthathave

    recently come to the fore. Naturopaths, Herbopaths, and Homeopathic healers have presented

    themselvesasalternatives(oratleastcomplimentary)totraditionalMD's(called"allopaths")with

    theirapproachoftreatingwithdrugs,surgeryorothertechnology.

    Homeopathycomesfromtwowords.Theword"Homo"isrootedintheGreekwordforsimilarorthe

    same.Forexample,HOMO-sexualsareattractedtotheSAMEsex. "Pathy" isrootedintheGreekfor

    disease, liketheword "pathology." Thus, homeopathy is the concept of "likecuring like."Webster's

    dictionarydefinesitinthisway:

    [term]adopted(c.1800)bySamuelChristianHahnemann[Germanphysician],asystemofmedicaltreatmentbasedon thetheory that certaindiseases canbecuredbygiving very

    smalldosesofdrugswhichinahealthypersonandinlargedoseswouldproducesymptomslikethoseofthedisease.(Seenote1)'

    So, if Ihave a fever, I take aremedy that contains an incrediblyminutequantity ofa fever-producingsubstance.Thiswouldhealmeoratleastbringreliefofsymptomsaccordingtohomeopathictheory.

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    Let's broaden the scope foramoment, and thenwe canget into details Homeopathy is not exactlyNaturopathy.Weknow,becauseweareNaturopaths.Naturopathyisthepracticeofmedicinebynatural

    means.Itisabroad-ranging fieldofhealingdisciplinesthat includevitamins,herbalism(givingpeopleherbsforhealing),colonictherapy,enzymes,massage,hydrotherapy,etc.

    MywifespentmanyyearsasaNaturopathichealer,andIoftenassistedher.However,neitheroneofushadtheoccasiontostudymuchabouthomeopathy.

    An Important Distinction in Healing

    Thereis a fundamentalphilosophical differencebetweentheapproachesof allopaths (AMA doctors) and

    Naturopathsandmostalternativehealingmethods(includinghomeopathy). It is thisthatweneed to

    examinebeforewecanreallyunpackthewholeproblemofhomeopathy.

    Forthousandsofyears,mostalldoctorsorhealersfromallculturesweareawareofbelievedinaconcept

    knownas"Vitalism."Thiscomesfromtheword"vita"inLatin,meaninglife.TheessentialideabehindVitalismwastheideathatourCreatorYHWHputwithinlivingorganismsanaturaltendencytowardlife,

    wholeness and balance. Youmight call it the soul, or youmight call it (asmodern scientists do)homeostasis.Vitalistshavebelievedthatallofcreatednatureincludingourbodyhastheinherent

    abilitytoself-correcttomovetowardwellness.

    This means that if you do something to a human body, certain incredibly complex mechanisms

    immediatelymoveintoplaytobringthephysiologybackintobalance.Anexamplewouldbefainting.

    Faintingisusuallycausedbyasuddenlossofbloodflowtothebrain.Thiscancomefromshock,froma

    suddenblowtothehead,orevenfromstandinguptoofast.

    Whenyou"feelfaint,"yourbodyhastheintelligencetoknowthatthebestthingtodoistogettheheaddowntothelowestplaceitcansothatbloodcanruntothebrain.Itshighestpriorityhastobetoprotect

    andnourish thebrain.Soit "makes"youfalldown,even thoughwe call this"passingout"and it

    frightensus,itisactuallyquitenatural.Thisiswhyapersonwho"feelsfaint"istoldtositdownat

    onceandput theirheadbetweentheir legs.Itaccomplishesthe samethingandmaywardoff thefaintingspell.

    Vitalistswereempirical,whichmeansthattheybelievedinobservingnature(i.e.thebody)andnoting

    itsself-correctingactivities.This,theyfelt,wasthewaytobetterunderstandthebody.

    A key idea in Vitalism was that you should do things when youarewell to maintain this

    balanceandthiswouldmakeitlesslikelythatyouwouldgetsick.Forexample,thisisreflectedintheancientpracticeinChinaofpayingthedoctoraslongasyoustaywell,andthen-whenyou

    becomeill you STOPpayinghimuntilyougetbetter.This is, ofcourse,yotallyopposite from

    modernmedicine.

    Today, somecall thistakingcareofthe balancewithin thebodyeither"prophylacticmedicine" or

    "buildinguptheimmunesystem."Vitalistsviewedtheproblemofdiseaseasasignofanunderlying

    imbalancesomewhereinthebodythatyourbodyistryingtocorrect,justlikethefainting.

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    Anotherexampleofthiswouldbeafever.Mostpeopledonotunderstandthatfeverisactuallyagoodthing.Whyshouldn'titbe?ItispartofthewayGoddesignedtheimmunesystem.Thebodyproducesa

    feverwhentheimmunesystemsensesthattherearetoomanyforeignorganisms(germs,etc.)inthebloodstream.Itraisesthebody'stemperaturebecauseGodhassupplied thehumanimmunesystem

    withtheunderstandingthatthehighertemperatureswillkilloffmostinvadingorganisms.

    Thus,theVitalistobservesnatureandhelpsitinitscourse.TheyhavealwaysaskedWHYthingsare

    happeningandthenacttoenhancethehealingforcesthatthehumanbodyalreadyhasbeengivenfrom

    God.

    ThebottomlinewithVitalismwasthebeliefintheinnateimpulsetowardlifeandbalanceinliving

    thingsandthatthebestthingadoctorcoulddowassimplywhateverhecouldtofacilitatetheprocessof

    healingthebodyisalreadydoing.TheVitalistpractitionerwouldsay,withHippocrates,"Idonotheal

    anyone.OnlyYHWHcanheal."

    Oddlyenough,thisHippocrates(apaganGreek(Seenote2))-asintheHippocraticoath(Seenote3)-is

    felttobethe"father"ofmodern"mainstream"medicine.YethewasaVitalist.Heisalmostthe"patronsaint"oftheAmericanMedicalAssociation,andyettheAMAisonlynowbeginningtoBARELYcome

    aroundtoHippocrates'wayofthinking.

    The Mechanistic View

    Ontheother hand,there is amedical philosophy thatis known as"Atomism."Atomism is radically

    opposedtoVitalism.Ofcourse,weknowtheword"atom"asatiny,sub-molecularparticleofwhich

    moleculesaremade.However,originally,theGreektermmeantthesmallestobjectpossible.Eventoday

    weseethisinwordslike"atomizer"whichisasprayerthatreducesliquidslikeperfumestothetiniest

    possiblespray.

    Atomists(ledbyanotherGreekphilosophernamedDemocritus)believedthatthehumanbodyhad

    nospiritualcomponentnorinnerintelligencebutthatitwasjustlikeplumbingoramachineofsorts.To

    becertain, itwasawonderfullycomplexmachine,but itwasstillamachine.TheAtomistview,asbegunwithDemocritus,deniedanythingbeyondthematerialrealm.

    Needlesstosay,themodernmainstreamdoctorstendtobeAtomists.Thoughtheywoulddon't

    verbalizeitinthisway,theyessentiallyviewthemselvesasglorifiedplumbers!Lookattheir"Roto-

    rooter"approachtothebody.Ifyourbloodvessels(pipes)arecloggedwithatheromaandyouhavehighbloodpressureorapluggedupartery,theyeithersendsometiny"Rotorooter"-likedeviceintothe

    arteries to scourout the gunk, or they send in a balloon (angioplasty)which they inflate in theproblematicarteryandshovetheoffendingblockagestotheside-atleastforatime.(Seenote4)

    Even the modern "wonder surgery" approach of the coronary bypass is essentially a plumbing

    solution.Ofcourse,thismechanisticapproachworksverywellat thingslikefixingbrokenbonesor

    removingbulletsfrompeople.MD'sare(orshouldbe)superbatsuchthings.

    ButthedifferenceherebetweenVitalismandAtomismcouldnotbestronger.TheVitalist"plumber"

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    mightdosomethingofanherbalnaturetohelpoutthecloggingproblem,butheorshewouldalsowant

    toknowthereasonWHYthedrains(arteries)aregettingclogged.Maybeitisbecausethehomeownerispouringrawbaconfatdownthepipes!Obviously,evenifyouunclogthepipes,iftheykeeppouringbacon

    greasedownthepipes,theywilljustclogupagain.

    Inasense,untilveryrecently,theAtomist-AMAapproachwasdisease-orsymptom-centered.Ifyouhad

    aheadache,theygaveyouapilltomakethepaingoaway.Ifyouhavehighbloodpressure,theygive

    youapillthatkeepsyourbrainfromsendingoutnerveimpulsesthatincreasethebloodpressure.Ifyou

    haveabraintumor,theycutoutthetumor.Theywere,untiljustthelasttenorfifteenyearsorso,either

    mystifiedorunconcernedwithWHYthepersonhashighbloodpressureorabraintumor.

    Thus, while the Vitalist seeks to understand WHY things happen in nature, the Atomist is more

    concernedwithcontrollingnaturewiththingslikesurgeryorantibiotics.

    Oddlyenough, both surgeryand antibioticsarehighlydestructive tothe human immunesystem.

    Surgerybreaksthebody'sownfirstlineofdefense,its"hermeticallysealed"skin.Ofcourse,inextremecasesitmaybenecessary.Antibioticskillbacteria,buttheyalsokillofbillionsofthe"friendly"bacteria

    (Seenote5)inthestomachandgutthathelpthehumanbodystayaliveanddigestfoods,etc.Bothareakindof"devil'sbargain."

    Obviously,thehomeopath,theherbalist,andmostotheralternativemedicinetypesaremoreintheVitalistcamp.AMAmedicineisonlyrecentlybeing"dragged,"kickingandscreaming,intotheideaof

    preventativemedicine.Insteadofwaitinguntilsomethingisbrokenandthen fixing it;maybeifwetaughtthemgooddietprinciplesandhowtolivesoastooptimizetheimmunesystem,theywouldn't

    get"broken"inthefirstplace.

    Thinkofthewholecontroversyasthisparable:Therewasatownwhereastreetendedina

    hugecliff.Often,driversandpedestrianswouldunknowinglydriveorwalkoffthecliffandend

    up crashing a hundred feet below. The ALLOPATH Town Council voted and said that an

    excellentteamofparamedicsshouldbeassignedatthebottomoftheclifftocartpeopleoffto

    the hospital and fix them up set fractures, take care of concussions, etc. But the

    NATUROPATHICminoritysaid,Wouldntitbecheaperandlesspainfultojustputupsigns

    warningpeopleaboutthecliff?Butthetowncouncillaughedatthemandsaidtheirsolution

    wastoosimplistic.So,peoplekeptdrivingoffthecliffandgettinghurt.ThenaturopathsdidwhattheycouldoutsideofficialchannelstowarneveryoneaboutthecliffAndtheambulance

    companies,thehospitalsandthedoctorsgotrich!

    Now,considerthisforamoment.WhichofthesetwophilosophicalsystemsaremoreBiblical?Itisnota

    clearcall,butcertainlythematerialisticAtomist(whowoulddenyaspiritualcomponenttohealing)isnotinkeepingwiththeBiblicalworldviewofaCreatorWhoisintimatelyinvolvedinHiscreationand

    Whoseinspiredwriterstellusthatcreationis"good"(Gen.1:31)and thatweare"fearfullyand

    wonderfullymade."(Ps.139:14)

    TheBibleconfirmsthatweareessentiallyspiritualbeingsfirstandforemost-thatmanwasmadeofthe

    earthandhadYHWHsRuach(breathorspirit)breathedintohim.Thereupon,hebecamealivingsoul.

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    (Gen.2:7)Essentially, trueAtomistsmustbeDarwinianevolutionists.Otherwisetheywouldhave to

    believe inandacknowledgetheexistenceofYHWHascreatorandadivineintelligencebehindthemaintainingofourbodies.

    Our DilemmaNow,backtous.Whenpeoplestartedcontactingusaboutwhetherornothomeopathywasa

    problem,we didn't have a answer. TheBible (obviously)nowhere says "Thoushaltnotuse

    homeopathy."SincetherewasnoclearstatementfromtheBible,Iconsultedacoupleof"experts"in

    medicineorspiritualwarfare.Theproblemwas(inretrospect),bothwereChristiansbutalsoMD'sand

    thustheirtraininggavethemabuilt-inbiasagainstsomethingVitalistlikehomeopathy.

    Oneofthepeoplewetalkedwithactuallytoldusthathomeopathicremedieswere"bottleddemons"

    andthattheLordhadtoldherthis.Wewerefairlynewatthistypeofsubject(sinceneitherSharon

    orIhadeverbeenhomeopaths),andsowetookheratherword.Ofcourse,thereisnotexactlyany

    scripturalbasisforbottlingdemons,butwepassedonthat.

    Onthestrengthofthesetwopersons'condemnationofhomeopathy,wementionedit inourbook,

    BLOODONTHEDOORPOST,andwrotethe"StraightTalk."However,wewereabouttolearnthe

    truthbehindthemaxim,"Foolsrushinwhereangels feartotread." In theyearssincethen,Ibegan

    runningintosolidChristians-evenpastors-whodisagreedwiththatposition.Sharon,especially,feltthatthereshouldbemoreresearchdoneintothissubjectbeforewecontinuedtocondemnit.

    So,inmysparetime,Ibegantoreallydigintothistopic.WhatIfoundamazedme.Homeopathyhas,in

    oneformoranother,beenaroundforthousandsofyears(notthatthis,inandofitself,makesitallright).

    EvenHahnemannacknowledgedthathejusthadre-discoveredit.Suchtoweringgiantsinthehistoryof

    medicineasHippocratesandParacelcustaughttheprincipleof"likecureslike."Indeed,Hippocrates

    wrote,in400B.C.,"Throughthelike,diseaseisproduced,andthroughtheapplicationofthelike,itiscured." (Seenote6)Additionally,I foundthat inEurope andtheUS,virtually all homeopathsare

    medicaldoctors,withfullmedicalschooltraining.

    Now,inouroriginalStraightTalk,wegavethefollowingguidelinesfordeterminingifahealingpracticewasallrightornot:

    Guideline#1:AnythingwhichisspecificallyforbiddenintheHolyBibleshouldbedefinitelyavoided

    like the plague. The most obvious such technique would be divination or fortune telling.

    However,virtuallyallholisticor"alternative"methodologiesarenotmentionedspecificallyintheBible.Fortheseweneedotherguidelines.

    (Asmentioned above,homeopathy isnotmentioned in the Bibleoneway or the other. Of

    course,neitherischemotherapynorcardiacsurgery.)

    Guideline#2:Weneedtoask:Canthisprocessortreatmentbetrackedscientificallyorisit

    dependentuponvaguelydefined"energies"or"vitalspirits"whicheludescientificanalysis.

    Wecanmeasurechemicallythechangesthattakeplacewhenapersontakesanaspirin.Ifthis

    cannot be done with the healing technique, be careful. (We still stand by this statement.

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    However, recent scientific advances are examined below that may relate to homeopathy.

    Homeopathsdoacknowledgethatthereisnoclearunderstandingofwhyitworks.Thatmaybecomingsoon,ormayalreadybeuponus.)

    Guideline#3:A treatment that isscientificallyprovablewill (allotherthings beingequal)

    work the sameway all the time.The essence ofscience is this repeatability. Ifyou cannot

    writeupthestepstakeninthetreatmentandgivethemtoanotherscientistandhavehimrepeat the steps to produce the identical result, then what we are talking about is not

    scientific,butsomethingofaspiritualnature.Thus,aspirinisadependableanalgesic.Itworks

    the samewayalmostall the time.Thus,aspirineventhoughderived fromanherb(white

    willowbark)isscientific.

    (SincewritingtheoriginalStraightTalk,wehavelearnedthathomeopathyishighlyscientific,

    bothinitsformulationandinitsapplication.Moreonthisinamoment.)

    Guideline#4:Ifthetreatmentseemstobemorespiritualthanscientific,thentwoquestions

    mustbeasked:

    1) What worldview is reflected in the origin and practice of the treatmentChristian or

    pagan?

    2)Does the treatmentgive glory to the LordYahshua theMessiah (Jesus ChristsHebrew

    name) and does it fall within Biblical precedents for healing? (Here is the question. Ishomeopathy spiritual? Is it "bottled demons?" Or is it just using a more subtle form of

    interactingwithhumanphysiologythanmostofuscanunderstand?Thisisakeyquestion!)

    Are There Deeper Forces at Work?ExaminingGuideline#2ingreaterdetail,wefindourselvestryingtounderstandwhysomethingassubtle

    as homeopathyworks. Letus examine the way it isclaimed to work.Homeopathic remediesare

    substantiallycomposedofdistilledwater,sugar,andoccasionallyalcohol.First,herbs,mineralsoreven

    animalmaterialsofmedicinalpropertiesarefinelygroundandlefttosteepinasolutionofglucoseandwaterforaslongassixmonths.Everymonth,thismixturehastobeshakenviolently.Thisiskeytothe

    successfulproductionoftheremedy(Seenote7)Thenthesolutionisfilteredandbottled,andthisisreferredtoasthe"MotherTincture."Thismaywellbetheonlypointinthepreparationinwhichany

    herbalqualitiesarereleasedintothemixtureatall.

    Theseremedies arethen prepared in potencieswhicharemeasured in either "X", "C" or "N." It is

    importanttounderstandthatinHomeopathyitisbelievedthatthemoredilutedthepotencyis,the stronger the remedy is believed to be. The potency increases with each dilution. The

    reasoningbehindthisbelief(whichwouldseemtobecontrarytocommonsense)isthateachtime

    thesesolutionsarediluted,theyareshakenviolently.Thisisreleases"vitalenergy"intotheliquid.

    Whatisthisenergyisneedscloserexamination.ItisbelievedbyHomeopathsthateveryplanthasitsown

    vitalessence.ThisbringsusbacktotheconceptofVitalism- thatevery livingthinghas itsowninner

    intelligenceprovidedbynature(orGod)tokeepitselfhealthyandbalanced.

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    Thisissomewhatliketheoccultworldviewofpantheismoranimism.Butthereisadifference.WeunderstandfromtheBiblethatsoulsaretheprincipleoflife(seeGen.2:7).Bearinginmindthelawof

    firstmentioninBibleinterpretation,weseethatifsomethingisalive-plantoranimalorhuman-itmusthaveasoul.Wealsounderstandthatanimalsandpeoplehavespirits(Eccl.3:21)butthatthehumanspirit

    isintendedtogoandbewithYHWHupondeath,andtheanimalspiritreturnstotheearth.

    ThekeydifferencebetweentheBiblicalviewandpantheismandanimismisthatwiththelattertwo,

    animalsandplantsareworshippedandregardedasdivine.TheBiblewarnsusagainsttheworshipof

    creaturesratherthantheCreator(Rom.1:25).

    Now,homeopathydoesnot,ofcourse,requiretheworshipofplantsoranimals;althoughtheremay

    wellbehomeopathswhoarepantheists,justasthereareregularAMAMD'swhoarepantheists(Seenote

    8).However,homeopathsdoseemtobelievethatthereisthisvitalenergyinthematerialsthatthey

    dilutewhichremainsafterthedilutioniscompleted.IntheBiblicalsense,mightthisnotbethesoulor

    lifeforceoftheplant?

    Inanyevent,itisbelievedthatthisshakingofthemixturereleasesthevitalessenceorenergyoftheplantintothesolution.Thus,themoreitisshaken,themorepowerisreleasedintothesolution.

    To produce a potency of "lX"which is too "weak" to be even dispensed in most casesthe

    HomeopathwillputonedropoftheMotherTinctureintoavialcontaining9dropsofaneutralsolution

    (waterandglucose)andshakeitvigorously.Tocreateapotencyof2X,theywouldtakeonedropofthelxpotencyanddiluteitwith9dropsofneutralfluidandthatisshaken,etc.

    6Xpotencymeansthatyouhaveonedropoftheinitialsolutionpermilliondropsofwater!Thisprocess

    iscalledSuccussedHighDilutions(SHD).Nowofcourse,bynowwithatinctureof1:1,000,000;itis

    likely that thereis absolutelynothing leftof the initialherbalmixtureand this iswhat isdesired,becauseHomeopathsbelievethatitisthevitalessenceoftheplantthatactuallyeffectsthehealing!

    12Xpotencywouldbelike1cubiccentimeter(cc)oftheMotherTincturein1billioncc'softheneutral

    baseadilutionof1to1,000,000,000!Thatwouldbelike1teaspoonoftheherbalextractinatankthe

    sizeoftheEmpireStateBuilding!30Xto1000XisproudlyproclaimedbyHomeopathstonotevenleave

    ONEsinglemoleculeoftheoriginaltinctureintheremedy.

    HomeopathshavewrittenthatSHD'sof10-70haveproduced"notedclinicalresponses."(Seenote9)Thatisaratioof1to1070(10followedbyseventyzeroes!)Nowitshouldbeevidenttoanysensiblepersonthat

    suchadilutionwouldnothaveanythingleftoftheoriginalherb.

    Now,Cpotenciesareoriginallydiluted1:99insteadof1:9.YouwillfindmanyHomeopathicremedies

    atpotenciesofupto12C,thatisadilutionof1:1024!ThiswouldbetheequivalentofapinchofsaltinavolumeofwaterthesizeoftheAtlanticOcean!!Npotenciesarefirstdiluted1:99,thentoproducea1N

    potency,the1:99dilutionisrepeated1000times!Apotencyofl0Nwouldberepeated10,000times.

    Nowitshouldbeobviousthatyouarenotdrinkingsimpleherbsanymore.Inpointoffact,there

    couldn'tpossiblybeanyherbsleftinthesemixtures.Instead,Homeopathsclaimthatvitalpowerfrom

    thetinctureistransferredtotheremedythroughthe"potentiation"throughshakingthem.The"vital

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    spirit"issaidtocorrecttheimbalanceofthevitalforcewithinthepatient.Itisalmostasifthevital

    "intelligence"withintheplantcantalkwiththevital"intelligence"withinthehumancellularstructureandbringrelief.(Seenote10)Homeopathsadmitthatthisdoesnotseemtomakesensetomostpeople.ThisiswhyIpersonally

    struggledwithhomeopathyforyears.However,assciencebecomesmorecapableofmeasuringquantum

    fieldsofenergy,allofsuddenitdoesn'tseemtobeasbizarreasitevendidadecadeago.

    A Cautionary Note on Humility

    Moreandmorescientificresearchisgivingvaliditytotheideaofvitalessencefromapurelymaterialistic

    perspective.Itrecently(1985-97)appearsthattheremaybeascientificbasisforthisVitalisminactual

    humanphysiology.ThepioneeringworkofDr.RobertBecker(Seenote11)(anMD)inthiscountryand

    otherstudiesinAsia(Seenote12)indicatethattheremaybescientificreasonsfortheeffectivenessofsuch

    formerlyexoticmethodsofhealingashomeopathyandacupuncture.Thevitalessenceofhomeopathy

    (similartowhatiscalledChiinChinesemedicine)mayactuallybescientific.

    Thus,wemustproceedwithhumilityandnotassumethatwesternscienceistheonlywaytogo.The

    humanbodyisamazinglycomplex(Ps.139:14),beyondanyhuman'sunderstanding.Itispossible

    thattheChinese,intheiruseofChi,havesimplydiscoveredadifferenttechnologyofhealingwhichis

    NOTspiritual,butratherbasedinthehumanphysiologyofthenervoussystem,notunderstoodinwesternmedicineuntiljustthe lastdecade.Thiswouldbebecause theChinese(asgoodVitalists)

    simplyOBSERVEDtheeffectsofbasicherbalcombinationsandacupunctureoverthecenturiesandput

    togethersystemsofhealingbasedonthoseobservations.

    Wemustrememberthatdoctorshaveneverhad"alltheanswers."Thingswhichweremedicaldogma

    agenerationagoarenowpass.InthedaysofGeorgeWashington,medicaldoctorswerestill"bleed-

    ing"people(Seenote13)andputtingmercury(Seenote14)(aHIGHLYtoxicmetal)onthemorinthemtocuredisease.Infact,thisishowourfirstpresidentdiedfrombeing"bled"byhisdoctorand

    givenmercury.Washingtonwasessentiallymurderedbythedoctorsofhisday.

    Agenerationago,doctorsdeniedthatdiethadanythingtodowithcancer.Nowsomeofthemunderstandaboutanti-oxidantsandelementslikebeta-carotene.TheChinesemayhavediscoveredsomethingsin

    medicine(likeChiandacupuncture)thatwemissed.

    Fromtheothersideofthespectrum,wehavetheastonishing(andbewildering)discoveriesofmodern

    quantumphysics.QuantumphysicshaswrittenanironicobituarytotheAtomists'wayofthinking.Asweenteredthe"atomicage,"inthepost-warperiod,weweretaughtinschoolthatatoms(nolonger

    the tiniest elements known to science) consisted of protons, neutronsand electronsand thatnothingwassmallerthanthis.

    Adecadelaterwestartedhearingaboutsub-atomicparticleslikemesons,bosons,andleptons.Suchexotic

    varietiesofsub-atomicparticlesasneutrinosand"charmquarks"wererevealed.Quantumsciencebegan

    todiscoverthatthethinneryouslicedtheuniverse,themoremystifyingitbecame.

    Withoutwishingtogetintoafull-blowndiscussionofquantumphysics,letitjustbesaidthatthebottom

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    lineisthattheuniverseisalotmorecomplexthananyonerealized.Thecentral"idol"oftheAtomist

    beliefsystem,theatom,waslongagorevealedtohaveconstituentparts.Now,eventhosepartshavebeenfoundtohaveparts.Thoseparts,inturn,reallyarenotanythingatallphysicalinthesenseof

    matteraswethinkofit.

    Strangestofall,physicistsarenowtellingusthatifyoureallybreakdownthe"solidity"ofthechairin

    whichIamsitting,itisreallynothingbutenergy-becauseultimatelyallthesesub-atomicparticlesofwhichthechairconsistsaresimplyenergy.Ofcourse,thisisnotasurprisetotheHolySpirit.Heis

    alwaysatleast2000yearsaheadofthescientists.ThatiswhyHeinspiredtheauthorofHebrewstowrite:

    ThroughfaithweunderstandthattheworldswereframedbythewordofGod,sothatthings

    whichareseenwerenotmadeofthingswhichdoappear.Hebr.11:3

    These incredibly tiny doses of homeopathic remedies maywell anearly forerunner of a kind of

    "quantummedicine."Thoughtheyaresub-molecularinnature,perhapstheyareallthemorepowerful

    forbeingabletoactatthequantumlevel.Remember, itjusttakesaninfinitesimallysmallamountof

    plutonium tocreateahydrogenbombblastthatwould levelacity.Perhapsthesamekindof sub-

    moleculardynamicisatworkinhomeopathy.

    Realize,ifyouwouldhavetakenatypicalscientist(Christianornot)ahundredyearsagoandtoldhimthatbysmashingtwotinypiecesofrock togetheryoucouldcreateanuclear fissionexplosion that

    wouldlevelanentirecityandmakeituninhabitableformonthsoryearsafterwards,thatscientistwould

    saythatsuchideaswereeitherinsaneorwitchcraft.Yetsuchisthewaythatanuclearbombworks.ADr.WilliamA.Tiller,aprofessorofMaterialsScienceandEngineeringatStanfordhasobserved,(Seenote15)

    Ourfuturemedicinewillproceedtowardthedevelopmentoftechniquesandtreatmentsthat

    usesuccessivelyfinerandfinerenergies...1nmymodeling,homeopathicremediestreatat

    theethericlevelofsubstance["ethericmeaningnotdirectlyobservableviaphysicalsensesor instruments.]Since thismethodoftreatment isalready inuseandeasy topractice, I

    expectittoflourishinthefuturewhileallopathicmedicinedeclines.

    Whilenotspeakingspecificallyofhomeopathy,famousastronomer,atheist,sciencefictionwriter (and

    inventorof the telecommunicationssatellite)ArthurC.Clarkehaswritten,"Anysufficientlyadvancedtechnologywouldbe indistinguishablefrommagic."Justimaginewhatyourgreat-grandfatherwould

    have thought of computers, moon landings, TV, or even an iPhone! I had Amish relatives (long

    deceased)whoassuredme,whenIwaslittle,thatairplaneswereacreationofthedevil.Wemustbecarefulnot tobetooarrogantandspeakdogmaticallywhere theBible issilentandallthescientific

    evidenceisnotin.

    Examining Homeopathy in the Light ofGuideline #3

    Hereiswherewereallyfellshortofthemarkinouroriginalefforts.Dependingontheopinionsofour

    AMAdoctorfriends,wetooktheirwordthattherewas,indeed,noscientificevidenceofrepeatabilityin

    homeopathy.Infact,welaterfoundthattheexactoppositewastrue.

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    Inreality,theentirebasisforhomeopathyisbasedonempiricaldata-whathomeopathscallthe "Lawof

    Proving." The homeopathic concept of "like cures like" emerged through testing. Originally, Dr.

    Hahnemann(1755-1843)wasintriguedbywhythedrugquininecuredmalaria.Atthetime,medicinehadallsortsoftheories,butnoproof.

    ItoccurredtoHahnemannasahypothesisthatperhapsquininecuredmalariabecauseitproducedthe

    sameeffectsasmalariainahealthyperson.Hetestedthisonhimself.Sincehedidnothavemalaria,he

    tookquininetoseewhateffectitwouldhaveonhim.Amazingly,itproducedallthesymptomsofmalariainhisbody.Now,Hahnemannwasenoughofascientisttorealizethatoneexperimentdoesnotprovean

    hypothesis-especiallywhenthe"testsubject"isthescientistwhowantstoprovethehypothesistobe

    valid.Heunderstoodtheplaceboeffect.

    Thus,Hahnemannwentoutandfoundmanyfriendsandstudentsandbegantestinginearnest.This

    wasthegenesisofthe"LawofProving."Formorethan150years,allhomeopathicremedieshavecomethroughthisprovingprocess.Indoubleblind,scientificstudies(thesamewaypharmaceuticaldrugs

    aretested),apossibleremedyisgiventolargenumbersofhealthypeople.Ifitproducedthesymptomsregularlyandrepeatedly,itwasaddedtothehomeopathicMATERIAMEDICA.

    Inallmyresearch, itwasclaimedthathomeopathicremediesworkaswell (ifnotbetter)andasconsistently as any pharmaceutical compound in the area of pathologies where they have been

    proven.ButIwasstillnotconvinced.Iknewthepowerofthehumanmind,andtheplaceboeffect.(Seenote16)Perhaps itwasjustworkingbecauseallthesepeoplebelieveditwouldwork.I kept

    researchingandprayingfortheLordtoguideme.

    A Divine Appointment?

    OnatriptoMilwaukeenotafewweekslater,SharonandIencounteredaveryinterestingcouple.They

    wereabitolderthanusandhadbeenBible-believingmissionariesformanyyears.Hewasalsoadoctorofveterinarymedicine.TheywerebackinthestatesafteranextendedmissionarytourinSouthAmerica.

    Whenhegavemehiscard,myeyesnearlybuggedoutofmyhead.Thisbrotherwasa"holistic"

    veterinarianwhousedhomeopathyonanimals!

    Thecouplewaskindenoughtohavelunchwithusandwepliedhimwithquestions.Hereportedtomethatinhisyearsofpractice,homeopathyhadworkedinhundredsofanimalcases-inthesamewayasit

    workedonhumans.Healsosaidthatinhisopinion,itwasaperfectlysoundmedicalpracticeandhadnothingtodowiththeoccult.

    Ofcourse,animalsareagoodtestagainsttheplaceboeffect,becausetheycannotbelieveintheremedy

    theyarebeinggiven.Thisvettoldmethatallanimalsfromhorsesdowntodogs,catsandevenbirds

    werehelpedimmenselybyhomeopathicremedies.Additionally,unlikepharmaceuticaldrugs(both

    forhumansandanimals),homeopathiccompoundshavenosideeffectsandcannotbeoverdosed(atleast

    inanykindofharmfulway).

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    Torefutetheclaimthatthereistoosmallanamountofplantmaterialinthehomeopathicremediestoaffectanyone,hetoldmeaboutafriendwhohadatoddler.Thelittletykemanagedtogethishandsonabottleof

    homeopathictincturebasedprimarilyonaMotherTinctureofpoisonivy.

    The child unknowingly chugged down the entire bottle. Even though there were no serious

    consequences for the child taking dozens of times the recommended dosage, an interesting thinghappened.Hebrokeoutinaclassicpoisonivyrash!Andhewastooyoungtoevenbeabletoreadthe

    labelandknowwhat,infact,hewasswallowing.

    Thismissionaryvet laughedattheideaofdemonsina bottleandsuggestedItestthesethingsout

    myself.Iprayedaboutit,anddecidedtogiveitatry.

    Iacquiredsomehomeopathicremediesforacoupleofminorcomplaintssufferedinourfamily.The

    firstthingIdidwasprayoverthemjustasweprayovereverythingwebringintoourhouse-binding

    anydemonspiritsinthenameofYahshuaandcoveringtheminthebloodoftheLamb.

    Then,thenexttimeweneededsomeremedy,insteadofherbs,wetriedthehomeopathicstuff.Itworked,and itworkedwell,anditworkedcontinually.Idonotthinkitcouldhavebeendemonicbecausewe

    prayedandaskedtheAlmightytoremoveanydemons.Iamnotevencertainthatdemonscouldbebottled(?).Let'snotgivethedeviltoomuchcredit. Examining Homeopathy in the Light of

    Guideline #4Inourpersonalcase,andin thepersonalcasesofa coupleofotherChristianswithwhomwehave

    fellowshipped,itseemedasthoughhomeopathypassedthetestofGuideline#3withflyingcolors.Itwasrepeatable,andasdependableandscientificasanypharmaceuticaldrug;withtheaddedbenefitofno

    sideeffects.ButwhataboutGuideline#4?Herewedorunintoalittletrouble.Hahnemann,themanwho

    developedHomeopathy,wasalsoaFreemasonandgaveclearevidenceoftotallyrejectingYahshua.In

    fact,hisofficialbiographerwrites:(Seenote17)

    [Hahnemann]...tookoffenseatthearch-enthusiastJesusofNazareth, themanofsorrowswho took the darknessoftheworlduponhimselfwas anoffense tothelover ofetheric

    wisdom.

    Now,this"ethericwisdom"isareferencetoesotericoroccultwisdom.ItisNOTthewisdomofthe

    Bible.That shouldbeevidentbythefactthatHahnemann,asitsdevotee,rejectedJesus.NoonewhorejectsYahshuacanhavetruewisdom(Ps.111:10,Prov.1:7,Prov.9:10.Prov.15:33).Thiswisdomisrather thewisdomofwhich Jameswrites: (3:15) "Thiswisdomdescendeth not from above, but is

    earthly,sensual,devilish."TheWisdommentionedinProverbs8isactuallyapersonificationofthepreexistentYahshua;andthismaledictionendsthechapter,talkingabout"Wisdom"asYahshua:

    Forwhosofindethmefindethlife,andshallobtainfavouroftheLORD.Buthethatsinneth

    againstmewrongethhisownsoul:alltheythathatemelovedeath.Prov.8:35-36

    Further,PaultellsusthatinYahshua"...arehidallthetreasuresofwisdomandknowledge."Col.2:3.

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    Thus,wemightbesuspiciousofanyspiritualhealingsystemthatcomesfromamanwhoseeks"etheric

    wisdom"andyetrejectsthesourceofallwisdom.Additionally,THEORGANONOFTHERATIONALARTOFHEALING,Hahnemann'sbook,the"bible"ofHomeopathy,hasthesymbolsofFreemasonry

    onthefrontispiece!

    Now,allthiswouldmakeusfleefromhomeopathyliketheplague IFitwereaspiritualhealingsystem.

    However,itdoesnotappeartobespiritual.Ifitwas,itwouldhavebeenstoppedbyprayingagainstevilspiritsinYahshuasname.Atthispoint,wedonotbelievethatthereismuchevidencethatitisanything

    more than a fairly sophisticatedmethod ofalternativehealing.However,what about Hahnemann's

    religiousweirdness?

    Well,obviouslyitisunfortunatethatthefounderofHomeopathywasanunsaveddoltwhorejectedthe

    Messiah.However,doweknowwhatfaiththedoctorwhoinventedbrainsurgerywas?Howaboutthe

    doctorwhoinventedchemotherapy?

    TherearecertainlyChristianMD'sandChristianhomeopaths,justastherearepaganorNewAgeMD's

    (likethefamousDeepakChopra,whoisaboard-certifiedendocrinologist)andNewAgehomeopaths.

    However,ifthesystemofmedicineworks,doesitreallymatterwhatfaiththedoctoris?WhenIhadmykidneystonecrisisbackin1992,Ididn'tchecktoseeifmyurologistwasBornAgain.Ijustwantedto

    knowifheknewhisstuff!

    AsfarastheMasonicsymbolonthebook,well,thenyouhadbetterstayawayfromallhospitalsand

    ambulances.ThefamoussymbolofbothmedicineandEmergencyMedicalTechsisthepaganCaduceus

    (seeillustrationbelow),whichisthestaffofthegodHermes!ItisjustaspaganastheMasons.Thereare

    thousandsofAMAdoctorswhoareFreemasons,butitdoesn'tkeepthemfromdoingwellatremovingtumorsorfixingbrokenlegs.(IpersonallywouldrathernothaveaFreemasonoperateonme,because

    theydon'tlikemeverymuchsinceIwroteMASONRYBEYONDTHELIGHT!!)

    Tobecertain,ifIhadmychoice,IwouldratherseeaChristianphysician-butinthesedaysofmanagedcareandHMO's,youdon'tgetmuchofachoice.IfIweretogotoahomeopathicMD,atleastIcould

    chooseifthepersonwasaChristianornotandmakethatchoicefreely. Conclusions

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    Thisisbynomeansaclosedissue.Afteralotofresearchandprayer,wehavedecidedtocomeoutwith

    ourconclusionsonthisissue.Theyarebasedonthebestinformationthatwehaveatthistime.Itseemstousthathomeopathyisbasedonasubtleformofwhatisnowcalled"energymedicine"thatworksatthe

    sub-molecularlevelofthehumanbody.Itsvalidityseemstobeincreasinglysupportedbydiscoveriesbothinmedicineandinphysics.Itisinterestingthatahandfulofhomeopathicremedieshavesurvivedinto

    modernAMAmedicine.Didyouknowthatthetinynitroglycerinetabletsthatcardiacpatientstake

    wereoriginallyhomeopathicremedies?Infact,currently,morethan50%ofU.S.medicalschoolsnowoffercoursesinalternativemedicineslikehomeopathy.(Seenote18)

    Tothebestofoursatisfaction,itisscientificandrepeatable.Itisfasterandmoreeffectivethanmany

    herbsandoverthecountermedicationsthatmembersofourfamilytake;andthisisafterithasbeen

    prayedoverandreceivedwiththanksgivinginthenameoftheLordYahshua.(1Tim.4:4)

    Ofcourse,Hahnemann'soccultrootsareproblematic;butaslongastheactionoftheremediesisbasedona

    non-spiritualfoundation,Iwouldnotnecessarilyletthatstopmefromusingtheremedies.Thatwould

    beasillogicalasrefusingtogrowhybridcornbecausehybridizingplantswasdiscoveredbyamonkor

    refusingtobelieveinmodernastronomybecauseGalileowasCatholic.(Seenote19)

    Still,thisiswhatwehavedetermined.Youmaydecidesomethingdifferent.Ifnothingelse,thishas

    taughtushumility.IcertainlyapologizeifeitheroftheseStraightTalkshavecausedyouanydistressorinconvenience.WedotakeourobligationasteacherswithintheBodyofMessiahveryseriously.

    Wedidnotwritethisrevisionuntilanawfullotofprayer,fastingandresearch.

    However,inanarealikethiswherethereisnoclearBibleteaching,itisuptoeachindividualBelieverto

    prayandseektheHolySpiritaboutwhattheyshoulddo.Therearedefiniteadvantagestohomeopathicremediesoverotherover-the-counterremedies.Theyseemtobecompletelysafeandnon-toxicand

    havenosideeffects.Additionally,theyappeartoberemarkablyeffective.However,perhapsyour

    spiritualconcernsmayoutweighthoseadvantages.

    Itdoesneedtobementionedthatespeciallyinthisdayandage,youneedtobeverycarefulaboutall

    these"miracle"prescriptiondrugslikeClearatin,ProzacorViagra.Thesethingsareexpensiveand

    havenumeroussideeffects;andinmanycasestheyaredangerous.Inmyhumble(Iamnotadoctor)

    opinion,theyaremoredangerousbyfarthanhomeopathyorherbalremedies.

    Manydrugsworkeitherbymaskingsymptomsorelsebyinterdictingsomenaturalbodilyprocessthat

    yourheaven-givenphysiologyistryingtousetocorrectanimbalance.Withallofthesethings,endeavorto beaninformedconsumerand don'tjust trusteverything someone tellsyou(includingmeora

    doctor!).Checkthesethingsoutforyourselfandtakeresponsibilityforyourownhealth.

    Itisnotthedoctor'sbody,itisyours(andultimately)Yahshuas.Beforeyoutryanything,prayforHimto

    healyou!ToomanyBelieversarequicktoreachfortheaspirinwhentheyshouldbereachingforthethroneofgrace.YHWHstillhealssovereignlyandmiraculously,andIamlivingproofofthat!Praise

    Hiswonderfulname.

    The Most Important Consideration!

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    Wecannotfinishthisbriefpaperwithoutraisingthisissue.Ifyouarereadingthis,andyou

    aren't certain if you are truly saved by Yahshuathrough faithalone,withoutanyworksbeinginvolved(Ephesians2:8-9)thenyouneedtoreceiveYahshuaasyoursaviorandLord.Contraryto

    beliefsofNewAgeandoccultteachers,onlytherealYahshuacansaveyou(John14:6)!YouneedtobeBornAgain(John3:3-5).Itdoesn'tmatterhowhealthyyouare,if youdieandspendeternityinhell

    withoutMessiah.AccordingtotheBibletheWordofYHWH,thisiswhatyoumustdotobeBornAgain

    andgotoheavenwhenyoudie:

    1.)Admitthatyouareasinner,and thatyouknowonly theLordYahshuacansaveyou.(see

    Romans3:23)

    2.)Repent(rethinkyourlife)andwillingtoturnawayfromyoursinsandsubmittoYHWH(see

    Luke13:5)

    3.)BelievethattheLordYahshuaisYHWHAlmightyandthatHediedonthecrossandshedHis

    bloodtopayforyoursins;andthatHearoseagaintogiveyoueternallife(see1Timothy3:16,

    Romans10:9-10,Acts20:28)

    4.)AsYHWHtosaveyoufromyoursins(Romans10:13)

    5.)AskYahshuaofNazarethtobetheLordofyourlifeandtakecontrolofit(Romans12:1-2)

    Endnotes:1.)WEBSTER'SNEWWORLDDICTIONARY,Collegeedition,p.695.

    2.)Hippocratesinfluenceonmedicinewas (and is)enormous.Lest theChristianreaderbeputoffby the factthat

    Hippocrateswasapagan,bearinmindthathelivedcenturiesbeforeChrist.ItisalsohighlylikelythatHippocrates'

    methodswereusedbythe"belovedphysician,".

    3.)Actually,IamtolddoctorsnolongertaketheHippocraticOath,althoughtheyusedtorightuptothelastdecadeor

    so.Partofthereason,Iwouldthink,isthatitwouldbehighly"hypocritical"(pardonthepun!)totakeanoathwhich

    says,"Iwilldonoharm"andthenallowMD'stodoabortions.

    4.)Inamomentofcandor,acardiacsurgeontoldmethatangioplastyisneverapermanentsolution,andthatusually

    coronarybypassneedstobedoneayearortwodowntheroad.Thisiswhathappenedwithmyownfather'sangioplasty.

    5.)Allhumanbeingshavemorethan100trillionbacteriainourbodiesatanygiventime.Mostofthemhelpdigestfood

    andprocesswasteinthebowel.

    6.)MaesimundPanos,M.D.&JaneHeimlich,HOMEOPATHICMEDICINEATHOME,Penguin,NewYork,1980,p.11.

    7.)BillGrey,M.D.,"TheRoleofHomeopathyinHolisticHealthPractice,"YOGAJOURNAL,November-December1976,p.45.

    8.)InMilwaukee,manyyearsago,Iwasassignedaphysicianattheclinicmyplaceofemploymentsentmewhowasa

    pantheistfromIndia.Iamcertainthisisnotarareoccurrencenowadays.

    9.)V.M.Margutti,"Homeopathy,Homotherapeutics,andModernMedicine"JOURNALOFHOLISTICHEALTH,1977,p.89.

    10.)Lestthissoundtoo"spooky,"realizethatforgenerationsconventionalherbalistshavedeterminedthatcertainherbs,

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    likecomfreyandsanicle,seemtobeguidedbysomerudimentaryformofinternalintelligenceoncetheyareingested,The

    herbal preparationgoesjustwhereitisneededthemost,injusttherightamounttohelpfacilitatehealing.Thisshouldn't

    surpriseus,sincetheLordGoddidmakeherbsforhumanity'sbenefit(Gen.1:30).

    11.) Robert O.Becker,M.D.,THE BODY ELECTRIC: ELECTROMAGNETISM AND THE FOUNDATIONOF LIFE,Quill,

    WilliamMorrow,NewYork,1985,esp.pp.234-42;andCROSSCURRENTS,PerigeeBooks,Putnam,NewYork,1990,

    pp.44-47.

    12.)SeetheworkofLiuGuoLong,M.D.,Ph.D.,BeijingCollegeofTraditionalChineseMedicine,numerouspeer-reviewed

    researchstudiesfromtheChinaImmunologyResearchCenter,Beijing,ShanghaiInstituteofHypertension,Instituteof

    HighEnergyPhysics,Beijing,TechnologyInstitute,Beijing,HongKongChineseUniversity,HongKong,InstituteofSpace

    MedicalEngineering,Sichuan,etc.

    13.)Thisiswherethepracticeofcallingdoctors"leeches"began.Theywouldactuallytakeleechesandattachthemto

    thesickperson'sbody(allover!)andlettheleechessuckasmuchbloodaspossibleoutofthebody.Thiswasfeltto

    bebeneficialbecause thepatient'sbloodwasbelievedto containanexcessofcertain"vitalhumours"thatwere

    causingdisease.Amazinglylargequantitiesofbloodweredrawnfromsickpeople.Today,doctorscanlaughaboutsuch"antiquated"practices,butthousandsofpeopletreatedinthisfashiondied,nonetoopleasantly!Andtheherbal

    doctorsofthetimewarnedofthedangersofbleedingandthedoctorsmockedthem.

    14.)Inareallystrangecaseofhistoricalirony,doctorswhousedmercurycametobecalled"quicks"or"quacks"becausetheold-fashionednameformercurywasQUICKsilver.Today,theAMAdescendantsofthe"quack"doctorswhopoisoned

    peoplewithmercurycallherbalistsandotheralternativemedicalpractitionersquacks.

    15.)CitedinPanosandHeimlich,op.cit.,p.14.

    16.) "Placebo," from the Latinword, "Iplease," refers to the commonly observedphenomenon inmedicinewhere

    patientsaregivenharmlessmilksugarpills(formedicaltestinginacontrolgroup),butaretoldthattheyareapowerful

    drug.More thanhalfthepatientswillnoticeconsiderablyimprovementeventhoughthepillcontainedNOMEDICINE.

    Theygotbetterjustbecausethebelievedthatthe"medicine"wouldmakethembetter.

    17.)Fritzger,Hahnemann,THEIDEAOFHOMEOPATHY.

    18.)IMEmagazine,11/23/98,p.63.

    19.)Ofcourse,in aclassiccaseofa(non-Bible-based)churchmakingafoolofitself,theCatholicchurchthreatened

    Galileowithdeathbecausehetaughttheheresyoftheearthrevolvingaroundthesun.TheVaticanofitsday,without

    Biblicalsupport,assumedthat itslimitedbeliefswere,infact,scientificandspiritualtruth.Evenwemustbe careful

    todaynottomakethesameerrorinalessspectacularwaybycondemninghealingsystemsthatmaysimplybefroma

    differentculturalback-ground.

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