Criticism of Criticism of Homeopathy:
The NHMRC-Review
Criticism of criticism of homeopathy: The NHMRC review
This article about how the Homeopathy Research Institute (HRI) tries to rebuke the critics of homeopathy is a little bit different than the previous ones, as the critic on the NHMRC-Review is not covered in the FAQ section of their website, but consists of a few pages of its own (link).
This following article is an excerpt of a longer piece that is published (in German) in our Wiki on homeopathy, called Homoeopedia (link). Articles there offer in-depth information on many topics concerned with homeopathy, together with full background literature and sources: Continue …
Criticism of Criticism of Homeopathy Pt.3:
Homeopathy is impossible
The third part of our series about homeopathic criticism on criticism of homeopathy deals with the Homeopathy Research Institute’s statement: “Scientists say homeopathy is impossible”.
Whether scientists would use this wording to express their views on homeopathy may be argued, as the Homeopathy Research Institute (HRI) does not offer any reference of such a statement in their article: Continue …
Criticism of Criticism of Homeopathy Pt.2:
There is not a single good trial
The second part of our series about the homeopathic criticism on criticism on homeopathy covers why critics conclude that there is no reliable evidence for the efficacy of homeopathy beyond placebo.
„There is not a single good quality trial showing homeopathy works“
This is how the UK-based Homeopathic Research Institute (HRI) cites their critics on their website “Homeopathy FAQs”[1]. The above statement is absolutely correct, though somewhat trivial: Continue…
Criticism of Criticism of Homeopathy Pt.1:
There is no evidence
It is evident that the associations of homeopathy are dealing with the critics‘ arguments more intensely than before, e.g. the work of the Information Network on Homeopathy (INH), a Germany based team of doctors, pharmacists and other scientists with a skeptic’s approach on homeopathy. The Homeopathy Research Institute (HRI) on the other hand is an English association that promotes research and tries to present homeopathy as scientifically proven. Continue….