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Jan Drew - 21 May 2008 04:57 GMT
http://www.naturalnews.com/z020939.html

Acupuncture proven to successfully treat arthritis pain in German study

Acupuncture proven effective at treating post-operative nausea; but modern
medicine marginalizes true potential of acupuncture
http://www.naturalnews.com/001566.html

http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/mpacms/at/article.php?id=31364

Acupuncture Proven to Increase Chances of Getting Pregnant

http://www.romow.com/health-blog/benefits-of-acupuncture-treatment/

http://www.pr.com/press-release/60559

Acupuncture Weight Loss with AcuAids Proven Effective

http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/02064/cures.html
Richard Schultz - 21 May 2008 09:56 GMT
Any time that you want to post your explanation for the failures of the
numerous studies that I cited, rather than blank posts, I'll be happy
to see it.

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Richard Schultz                              schultr@mail.biu.ac.il
Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
Opinions expressed are mine alone, and not those of Bar-Ilan University
-----
". . . for while he was not dumber than an ox, he was not any smarter."
                -- James Thurber, _My Life and Hard Times_
Citizen Jimserac - 21 May 2008 12:26 GMT
POSTING IGNORED.

Citizen Jimserac
Richard Schultz - 21 May 2008 12:58 GMT

: POSTING IGNORED.

Remind me why this isn't evidence that when faced with evidence that
acupuncture proves no more effective than a placebo, its advocates
stick their fingers in their ears and shout "I can't hear you."

-----
Richard Schultz                              schultr@mail.biu.ac.il
Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
Opinions expressed are mine alone, and not those of Bar-Ilan University
-----
"French bread makes very good skis"
JanDrew - 22 May 2008 06:00 GMT
"Richard Schultz" <schultr@mail.biu.ack.il>

> Citizen Jimserac

<Jimserac@gmail.com> wrote:

> POSTING IGNORED.
JanDrew - 22 May 2008 05:59 GMT
> Any time that you want to post your explanation for the failures of the
> numerous studies that I cited, rather than blank posts, I'll be happy
> to see it.

Poor Richey baby .  This thread is *proven* studies.
Cheer up.

http://www.naturalnews.com/z020939.html

> Acupuncture proven to successfully treat arthritis pain in German study
>
> Acupuncture proven effective at treating post-operative nausea; but modern
> medicine marginalizes true potential of acupuncture
http://www.naturalnews.com/001566.html

http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/mpacms/at/article.php?id=31364

> Acupuncture Proven to Increase Chances of Getting Pregnant

http://www.romow.com/health-blog/benefits-of-acupuncture-treatment/

http://www.pr.com/press-release/60559

> Acupuncture Weight Loss with AcuAids Proven Effective

http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/02064/cures.html

> -----
> Richard Schultz
Richard Schultz - 22 May 2008 08:35 GMT
:> Any time that you want to post your explanation for the failures of the
:> numerous studies that I cited, rather than blank posts, I'll be happy
:> to see it.

: Poor Richey baby .  This thread is *proven* studies.

And I am asking you for a response to the studies that "prove" that
acupuncture does not work any better than a placebo.  

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Richard Schultz                              schultr@mail.biu.ac.il
Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
Opinions expressed are mine alone, and not those of Bar-Ilan University
-----
". . . for while he was not dumber than an ox, he was not any smarter."
                -- James Thurber, _My Life and Hard Times_
Citizen Jimserac - 22 May 2008 18:42 GMT
> In article <Oa6dnQ-96YFcYKnVnZ2dnUVZ_jmdn...@comcast.com>, JanDrew <JanDre...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
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>
> -----

POSTING IGNORED.

Citizen Jimserac
Mark Probert - 22 May 2008 20:43 GMT
> > In article <Oa6dnQ-96YFcYKnVnZ2dnUVZ_jmdn...@comcast.com>, JanDrew <JanDre...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
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>
> Citizen Jimserac

IOW, you cannot provide the requested proof. You just admitted that.

Cue Jimmy to weasel.
JanDrew - 23 May 2008 05:40 GMT
On May 22, 1:42 pm, Citizen Jimserac <Jimse...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 22, 3:35 am, schu...@mail.biu.ack.il (Richard Schultz) wrote:
>
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>
> Citizen Jimserac

IOW,

No, that are YOUR other words, Mark S Probert, Merick, NY.
Proven liar and harasser.

Now--deal with the proven studies rather than make a continued fool of
yourself

AND proving once again, you do not read Torah everday.
Richard Schultz - 22 May 2008 21:07 GMT
:> And I am asking you for a response to the studies that "prove" that
:> acupuncturedoes not work any better than a placebo.

: POSTING IGNORED.

Further evidence that fans of "alternative" medicine react to evidence that
their pet beliefs are untrue by sticking their fingers in their ears and
shouting "I can't hear you!"

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Richard Schultz                              schultr@mail.biu.ac.il
Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
Opinions expressed are mine alone, and not those of Bar-Ilan University
-----
"an optimist is a guy/ that has never had/ much experience"
JanDrew - 23 May 2008 05:18 GMT
> :> Any time that you want to post your explanation for the failures of the
> :> numerous studies that I cited, rather than blank posts, I'll be happy
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> And I am asking you for a response to the studies that "prove" that
> acupuncture does not work any better than a placebo.

Ok.  Read them, they are proven.
You can stop with ye ole placebo excuse.

> -----
> Richard Schultz
Richard Schultz - 23 May 2008 09:36 GMT
:> And I am asking you for a response to the studies that "prove" that
:> acupuncture does not work any better than a placebo.

: Ok.  Read them, they are proven.

Then you agree that acupuncture is not effective.

: You can stop with ye ole placebo excuse.

Do you even know what a placebo is?

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Richard Schultz                              schultr@mail.biu.ac.il
Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
Opinions expressed are mine alone, and not those of Bar-Ilan University
-----
". . . for while he was not dumber than an ox, he was not any smarter."
                -- James Thurber, _My Life and Hard Times_
Citizen Jimserac - 23 May 2008 11:28 GMT
> In article <_9OdnW5Ouo8l2KvVnZ2dnUVZ_sDin...@comcast.com>, JanDrew <JanDre...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
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>
> Do you even know what a placebo is?

Ban on responses to Richard temporarily
lifted.

Yes, a placebo is a convenient excuse
used by those who wish to deny
the efficacy of some alternative
systems of medicine.

It is a subjective measure, outside
the realm of statistics and scientifically
worthless.

If you disagree, please post explicit
and exact reasoning, or at the very least
some links.  Attempts to assert
that you know the answer or that
someone else does not have a clue
will promptly be met with
a posting ignored message.

Here is YOUR change to shine Richard
and prove that you have something to
contribute.  Go for it!

Citizen Jimserac
Richard Schultz - 23 May 2008 13:58 GMT
: Yes, a placebo is a convenient excuse used by those who wish to deny
: the efficacy of some alternative systems of medicine.

In other words, you don't know what a placebo is either.

: It is a subjective measure, outside the realm of statistics and
: scientifically worthless.

Since you do not understand (and are not interested in learning about)
statistics, your claim is "scientifically worthless."  In fact, the
placebo effect is something that *can* be measured statistically.  Why
you think that statistics cannot be applied to subjective phenomena
is beyond me.  Do you believe that if I were to take a survey of people
asking them whether they prefer Rothko or Pollock, I could not do a
statistical analysis of their responses?

: If you disagree, please post explicit and exact reasoning, or at the
: very least some links.  Attempts to assert that you know the answer or that
: someone else does not have a clue will promptly be met with
: a posting ignored message.

http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2000/100_heal.html
http://skepdic.com/placebo.html
http://tinyurl.com/59hg8y
http://pubs.acs.org/hotartcl/mdd/99/aug/mysterious.html

That should be enough for starters.

-----
Richard Schultz                              schultr@mail.biu.ac.il
Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
Opinions expressed are mine alone, and not those of Bar-Ilan University
-----
"Any other education would have required a serious effort, but no
one took Harvard College seriously."
Citizen Jimserac - 23 May 2008 14:06 GMT
> In article <ec13b632-3a9e-4bf6-9d1a-a037a249a...@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>, CitizenJimserac<Jimse...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
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>
> That should be enough for starters.

Thanks,
I will read these links with interest.

In the meantime, do others have comments on this?

Citizen Jimserac
Hawki - 23 May 2008 18:45 GMT
>> In article
>> <ec13b632-3a9e-4bf6-9d1a-a037a249a...@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,
[quoted text clipped - 30 lines]
>
> In the meantime, do others have comments on this?

yes...firstly...many of us "evil" people do believe accupuncture has as
effacious effect

whether it is less than placebo Idon't know
another comment is obviously Jan Drew can barely define "proof" less than
what statistics even means

> Citizen Jimserac
Martin - 23 May 2008 20:11 GMT
>>> In article
>>> <ec13b632-3a9e-4bf6-9d1a-a037a249a...@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,
[quoted text clipped - 37 lines]
>another comment is obviously Jan Drew can barely define "proof" less than
>what statistics even means

I don't agree. Jan Drew can define proof:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_%28alcohol%29
At least, that is what I conclude from some of her posts.

>> Citizen Jimserac
Jan Drew - 25 May 2008 07:22 GMT
The One True Zhen Jue - 23 May 2008 20:58 GMT
> >> In article
> >> <ec13b632-3a9e-4bf6-9d1a-a037a249a...@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,
[quoted text clipped - 33 lines]
> yes...firstly...many of us "evil" people do believe accupuncture has as
> effacious effect

Did you know that Stanford has a fellowship in Acupuncture for
anesthesiologists?

http://med.stanford.edu/anesthesia/education/clinical_fellowship.html

> whether it is less than placebo Idon't know
> another comment is obviously Jan Drew can barely define "proof" less than
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>
> - Show quoted text -
Martin - 24 May 2008 09:33 GMT
>> >> In article
>> >> <ec13b632-3a9e-4bf6-9d1a-a037a249a...@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,
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>
>http://med.stanford.edu/anesthesia/education/clinical_fellowship.html

Is that when they combine anesthesia with acupuncture and then praise
the acupuncture for the results?

>> whether it is less than placebo Idon't know
>> another comment is obviously Jan Drew can barely define "proof" less than
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>>
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The One True Zhen Jue - 24 May 2008 14:47 GMT
> On Fri, 23 May 2008 12:58:47 -0700 (PDT), The One True Zhen Jue
>
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> Is that when they combine anesthesia withacupunctureand then praise
> theacupuncturefor the results?

Nope.

> >> whether it is less than placebo Idon't know
> >> another comment is obviously Jan Drew can barely define "proof" less than
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>
> - Show quoted text -
Martin - 24 May 2008 17:48 GMT
>> <Andrew_King...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >> "Citizen Jimserac" <Jimse...@gmail.com> wrote in message
[quoted text clipped - 48 lines]
>
>Nope.

My momma has told that me when people say things like you're saying,
just tell them they're right. So, you're right. Really.

>> >> whether it is less than placebo Idon't know
>> >> another comment is obviously Jan Drew can barely define "proof" less than
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The One True Zhen Jue - 24 May 2008 21:24 GMT
> On Sat, 24 May 2008 06:47:52 -0700 (PDT), The One True Zhen Jue
>
[quoted text clipped - 56 lines]
> My momma has told that me when people say things like you're saying,
> just tell them they're right. So, you're right. Really.

Hey, Martin!   You don't have to go running to yo' momma everytime you
need edification.  In this case, you can go to these MD's: Principal
Faculty:  Emily Ratner, M.D., Brenda Golianu, M.D., Sam LeBaron, M.D.,
Alice Edler, M.D.(education and statistics), Greg Hammer, M.D.
(research)

> >> >> whether it is less than placebo Idon't know
> >> >> another comment is obviously Jan Drew can barely define "proof" less than
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Martin - 25 May 2008 09:15 GMT
>> <Andrew_King...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >> On Fri, 23 May 2008 12:58:47 -0700 (PDT), The One True Zhen Jue
[quoted text clipped - 60 lines]
>Alice Edler, M.D.(education and statistics), Greg Hammer, M.D.
>(research)

I already told you you're right. You want to hear it again? Andrew,
you're right. Really.

>> >> >> whether it is less than placebo Idon't know
>> >> >> another comment is obviously Jan Drew can barely define "proof" less than
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news - 25 May 2008 11:33 GMT
Momma's boy Martin, cut.
The One True Zhen Jue - 25 May 2008 14:32 GMT
> On Sat, 24 May 2008 13:24:54 -0700 (PDT), The One True Zhen Jue
>
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> I already told you you're right. You want to hear it again? Andrew,
> you're right. Really.

I just want _you_ to hear how wrong you are.  Sure, you're more
comfortable hiding from the truth, but I think you might be able to
handle the truth.

Why don't you email any of Stanford's Acupuncture Anethesiology
fellowship's faculty members and have them 'splain it to you?  I'm
sure they'll make an effort to avoid big words and talk slowly for
you.  Afterward, you can tell them what they are just plain wrong
because acupuncture doesn't work.  Sure, they'll be laughing _at_ you,
but its probably better than how must people receive you.

> >> >> >> whether it is less than placebo Idon't know
> >> >> >> another comment is obviously Jan Drew can barely define "proof" less than
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>
> - Show quoted text -
Richard Schultz - 25 May 2008 14:39 GMT
: I just want _you_ to hear how wrong you are.  Sure, you're more
: comfortable hiding from the truth, but I think you might be able to
: handle the truth.

From your refusal to ackowledge the existence of studies that yield
results that you don't like, or even to read an article that you have
touted as supporting your claims because there is a chance that the
article may not be quite as positive as the press release was, I would
say that it is you who have a great deal of difficulty handling the truth.

-----
Richard Schultz                              schultr@mail.biu.ac.il
Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
Opinions expressed are mine alone, and not those of Bar-Ilan University
-----
"A condemned man does not request egg salad for his last meal.  He also
doesn't order Alka-Seltzer."
                    Kehlog Ahlbran, _The Profit_
The One True Zhen Jue - 25 May 2008 15:02 GMT
> In article <8ec100d0-5443-4c41-96ab-9e9ca5183...@s50g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>, The One True Zhen Jue <Andrew_King...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> article may not be quite as positive as the press release was, I would
> say that it is you who have a great deal of difficulty handling the truth.

Absolute nonsense, Richard.  I handled and delivered a lot of truth to
you and Martin.  It just seems that Martin, while highly flawed, is
able to accept the fact of the mainstream acceptance of acupuncture.
You, on the other hand, keep denying it and believe you can make it go
away by making a false argument.

Why don't you contact Harvard, Stanford, Duke, University of Miami, et
al, and straighten them out?  After all, you believe that a simple
invocation of Occam's razor is sufficient argument against
acupuncture.  (Funny, the most famous argument for atheism is being
used by a person who believes that the supreme being doesn't want him
to post to usenet on the sabbath.)

Let the faculty of those universities know that you have declared that
they cannot handle the truth.  Let them know that they are wasting
time, money, and squandering the reputation of their university by
using acupuncture.  After all, shouldn't you try to remove a stumbling
block from the path of the blind or at least warn them about it?  Come
on, time & resources are wasting!  What about the patients, what about
children that are patients?  How can you stand idly by as acupuncture
thrives in those medical universities, the US Airforce, and now the
Marines?

Naaah, what you'll do is confine to MHA your assertion that
acupuncture does not and never has worked.   Meanwhile mainstream
medicine continues to bask in its thousands of years of wholesome
goodness & efficacy.

> -----
> Richard Schultz                              schu...@mail.biu.ac.il
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> doesn't order Alka-Seltzer."
>                                         Kehlog Ahlbran, _The Profit_
Richard Schultz - 25 May 2008 15:19 GMT
:> From your refusal to ackowledge the existence of studies that yield
:> results that you don't like, or even to read an article that you have
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
: You, on the other hand, keep denying it and believe you can make it go
: away by making a false argument.

Every time I ask you the following questions, you delete them without
answering them or even acknowledging that they were asked:

Have you read the original article that reported the results of the 2004
osteoarthritis study?

Have you read *any* of the articles that I cited in February?

Have you read either of the articles that I cited that provide evidence
that acupuncture is no more effective than a placebo as a treatment for
addiction to smoking?

*If* the articles that I cited are correct, then the argument that
acupuncture is no better than a placebo is not false.  Since you refuse
even to acknowledge the existence of these sources, I would say that you
cannot judge whether my argument is false or not.

: Why don't you contact Harvard, Stanford, Duke, University of Miami, et
: al, and straighten them out?  

I have already written a letter to the dean of the Harvard Medical School.
If and when I get a response, I will let you know.  I sent an email to
the person listed as the contact person for the CME course at HMS.  Not
too surprisingly, I did not receive a response.

: Naaah, what you'll do is confine to MHA your assertion that
: acupuncture does not and never has worked.  

I take it that you now agree that you are a liar.

-----
Richard Schultz                              schultr@mail.biu.ac.il
Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
Opinions expressed are mine alone, and not those of Bar-Ilan University
-----
"It is terrible to die of thirst in the ocean.  Do you have to salt your
truth so heavily that it does not even quench thirst any more?"
The One True Zhen Jue - 25 May 2008 15:44 GMT
> In article <eadcb601-45c6-422b-adbe-738f79b73...@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com>, The One True Zhen Jue <Andrew_King...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
[quoted text clipped - 39 lines]
>
> I take it that you now agree that you are a liar.

Nope.  As with your assertion that an MD was performing reflexology at
the University of Maryland, I was mistaken.  I'm actually happy that
you proved me wrong by acting on your stated beliefs.  Good for you!

I do think you ought to be more patient in waiting for your reply.
While I don't know when you wrote them, the Harvard thread was only
started this May 20th.  I eagerly await their reply, but I caution you
not expect them to agree with you and cancel the program.  Ditto for
Stanford, Duke, the US Airforce, et al.  Sure, you might succeed, but
it is more likely that your windmill tilting will go down as windmill
tilting.  Tell Sancho (Martin) he's going on a long journey!

> -----
> Richard Schultz                              schu...@mail.biu.ac.il
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> "It is terrible to die of thirst in the ocean.  Do you have to salt your
> truth so heavily that it does not even quench thirst any more?"
Richard Schultz - 25 May 2008 15:59 GMT
: Nope.  As with your assertion that an MD was performing reflexology at
: the University of Maryland, I was mistaken.  I'm actually happy that
: you proved me wrong by acting on your stated beliefs.  Good for you!

We have already determined that in Andrew-speak, there is no such thing
as a "mistake" or a "change of mind."  There is the truth, and there are
lies in your parlance -- since you made a statement that was manifestly
untrue, it must have been a lie.  Unless, of course, you are now willing
to concede that what you have been calling lies have either been mistakes,
changes of mind, or misinterpretations on your part of what I wrote.

-----
Richard Schultz                              schultr@mail.biu.ac.il
Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
Opinions expressed are mine alone, and not those of Bar-Ilan University
-----
"an optimist is a guy/ that has never had/ much experience"
The One True Zhen Jue - 25 May 2008 16:24 GMT
> In article <770cd8fa-158b-4834-9d46-6a84c97ab...@f63g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, The One True Zhen Jue <Andrew_King...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> We have already determined that in Andrew-speak, there is no such thing
> as a "mistake" or a "change of mind."  

Since "we" means you and Martin, I'm not surprised that you've gotten
this wrong, too.  How I define lying does not change the well
documented fact that you've lied repeatedly.  Sadly, you feel
compelled to show instead of remorse.

There is the truth, and there are
> lies in your parlance -- since you made a statement that was manifestly
> untrue, it must have been a lie.  Unless, of course, you are now willing
> to concede that what you have been calling lies have either been mistakes,
> changes of mind, or misinterpretations on your part of what I wrote.

You wrote that you've never said that acupuncture does not work.  You
did exactly that, you wrote that acupuncture does not work.  You
constantly argue that acupuncture does not work.  Yet, you claim that
when you wrote that acupuncture does not work that you were *not*
saying that acupuncture does not work.  That wasn't a mistake,
Richard.  No, you went out of your way to claim that you were an open-
minded skeptic who believe that it was simply not proven.  You even
got huffy when I challenged your claims of being netural.

Well, you got caught in an outright lie.  What is sad is that you
continue to say that acupuncture doesn't work BUT that when you said
that in 2003, you meant something different.  Beyond that you've
repeatedly lied about what I have said and have even go so far as
attribute your own citations and arguments to me.  That wasn't a
mistake, you did it repeatedly and with clear intent.  The google
archive proves it.

Sure, you frequently make completely false statements which are not
lies.  I won't deny that and you won't stop doing it.  I'm more than
happy to call you "wrong" on those counts.  I felt your tale about an
MD practicing reflexology was simply wishful thinking on your part.
Sure, it was false, but I know that fanactics often confabulate
things.  I didn't call you a liar on that count, I just brought you a
reality check and you cashed it.  Good for you!

But, while you may lie without remorse, you will not lie with
impunity.  You'll just have to accept that posting on a public,
archived forum doesn't afford you that luxury.  Learn to live with
that.

> -----
> Richard Schultz                              schu...@mail.biu.ac.il
> Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
> Opinions expressed are mine alone, and not those of Bar-Ilan University
> -----
>  "an optimist is a guy/ that has never had/ much experience"
Richard Schultz - 26 May 2008 05:59 GMT
: Since "we" means you and Martin, I'm not surprised that you've gotten
: this wrong, too.  How I define lying does not change the well
: documented fact that you've lied repeatedly.  Sadly, you feel
: compelled to show instead of remorse.

The only "lies" that you have documented are what we might call <lie/K>'s,
that is, things that are "lies" in Andrew Kingoff's parallel universe
according to his peculiar and completely non-standard use of what to the
rest of us looks like the English language.

: There is the truth, and there are
:> lies in your parlance -- since you made a statement that was manifestly
:> untrue, it must have been a lie. ?Unless, of course, you are now willing
:> to concede that what you have been calling lies have either been mistakes,
:> changes of mind, or misinterpretations on your part of what I wrote.

: You wrote that you've never said that acupuncture does not work.  You
: did exactly that, you wrote that acupuncture does not work.  

What part of "sarcasm" and "context" do you fail to understand?  Why have
you not taken my advice and looked up those two words in the dictionary
so that there would be at least a small chance that you might understand
what the words mean?

: You constantly argue that acupuncture does not work.  

This is a lie.  What I constantly argue is (a) acupuncture has never been
shown to work better than a placebo and (b) *if* acupuncture *is* shown to
work, the mechanism of action will almost certainly *not* be related to
Qi or meridians.  

I really fail to understand what part of that is too difficult for you
to grasp.  The only part I understand is that when the subject of discussion
is acupuncture, you completely lose any ability to talk or think rationally.

: Yet, you claim that
: when you wrote that acupuncture does not work that you were *not*
: saying that acupuncture does not work.  That wasn't a mistake,
: Richard.  No, you went out of your way to claim that you were an open-
: minded skeptic who believe that it was simply not proven.  You even
: got huffy when I challenged your claims of being netural.

If I *constantly* argue that acupuncture does not work, you should easily
be able to find multiple examples of my having made such an argument.
That you cannot indicates that you are lying when you make that claim.

: Well, you got caught in an outright lie.  What is sad is that you
: continue to say that acupuncture doesn't work BUT that when you said
: that in 2003, you meant something different.  

Why don't you cite some *other* post of mine made at some time during the last
five years in which I said that acupuncture doesn't work?

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The gardener plants an evergreen whilst trampling on a flower. . .
Jan Drew - 26 May 2008 08:01 GMT
"Richard Schultz" <schultr@mail.biu.ack.

>Well, you got caught in an outright lie.

You have been caught in many.

Repeating them.

http://www.biblebb.com/files/MAC/sg1930.htm

 > -----
> Richard Schultz
Martin - 26 May 2008 18:28 GMT
>> <Andrew_King...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >> On Sat, 24 May 2008 06:47:52 -0700 (PDT), The One True Zhen Jue
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>because acupuncture doesn't work.  Sure, they'll be laughing _at_ you,
>but its probably better than how must people receive you.

You're absolutely right, again!

>> >> >> >> whether it is less than placebo Idon't know
>> >> >> >> another comment is obviously Jan Drew can barely define "proof" less than
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>>
>> - Show quoted text -
Jan Drew - 25 May 2008 07:19 GMT
The Hawk Squawked
Jan Drew - 25 May 2008 07:16 GMT
> In article
> <ec13b632-3a9e-4bf6-9d1a-a037a249a96c@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,

> On May 23, 4:36 am, schu...@mail.biu.ack.il (Richard Schultz) wrote:
>> In article <_9OdnW5Ouo8l2KvVnZ2dnUVZ_sDin...@comcast.com>, JanDrew
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>
> Citizen Jimserac

> In other words,

Wrong.  Not your other words.

HIS words.

Now, back to the subject.

you don't know what a placebo is either.

> : It is a subjective measure, outside the realm of statistics and
> : scientifically worthless.
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>
> http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2000/100_heal.html

FDA and Gov. LOL!

> http://skepdic.com/

Sorry, no spam allowed here.

> http://tinyurl.com/

More spam deleted.

> http://pubs.acs.org/hotartcl/mdd/99/aug/mysterious.html

A freelance writer based in Narberth, PA, just outside Philadelphia.

I write and edit news articles, review articles, conference proceedings, and
patient/physician education materials for a variety of clients and
publications ranging from consumer print media to physician and patient
organizations to pharmaceutical companies.

Stike four.  Bases loaded.
Poor Rickey baby.

> That should be enough for starters.

LOL!

The end.

> -----
> Richard Schultz
Jan Drew - 25 May 2008 06:56 GMT
> :> And I am asking you for a response to the studies that "prove" that
> :> acupuncture does not work any better than a placebo.
>
> : Ok.  Read them, they are proven.
>
> Then you agree that acupuncture is not effective.

It is a proven fact they are effective.
Evidently--you cannot read, nor comprehend.

> : You can stop with ye ole placebo excuse.
>
> Do you even know what a placebo is?

What a sttupid question and lame excuse to divert.

You have proven yourself to be uneducated about the subject.

> -----
> Richard Schultz
 
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