Comments on: The GCC’s Plethora

By: Zeno

Zeno — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:36:09 +0000

They’re not.

By: David

David — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:34:21 +0000

Hi all, I watch with interest the debate that appears to be raging within the blogsphere. I, as a Chiropractor appreciate the efforts made to eradicate a section of the profession, or at the very least get them to reign in their claims.
I am bewildered with the evident hair splitting, minute analysis and the amount of time some people must be spending pursuing this subject. I am also curious that only Chiropractic and Homeopathy could be the only professions that could be so flawed.

By: fed up

fed up — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:06:55 +0000

The problem with this is that Robin may well be an 8 year old in china but you presume ” when someone trying to defend chiropractic or any alternative medicine does so by making inane childish insults.” He may be a child, he may not know or have anything to do with chiropractic so maybe you should view his comments for what they are, ranting.

By: Zeno

Zeno — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:24:24 +0000

Robin You may have forgotten that you started your first comment on here with:

You people are asses.

Not an auspicious start for someone decrying the level of argument. However, if anyone is 'tearing chiropractic to shreds', then it is because it is capable of being torn to shreads. If you care to read through the Bronfort report (regardless of how flawed it is), you will see that it's the chiros who have been doing the cherry picking. It's just a pity it has taken so long for chiros to even start to grasp the nettle that is the paucity of evidence for what they claim. If you want to have a mature discussion about the evidence for chiropractic, please feel free to join in but please provide robust evidence to back up your arguments. And without the ad hominems. Please refer to the Comment Guide, particularly number 6. To get you started, you said (with ad hominems removed):

...Singh...said chiropractors aren’t effective for anything–even for low back pain.

Can you point me to where he said this?

By: Robin

Robin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:59:28 +0000

Chris and Joe,
What you’re saying is exactly what you do yourselves. You’ve got all these blogs around tearing
chiropractic to shreds having a good laugh. Twat is a childish insult,right.
You skeptics asked for evidence. It was given.You just don’t like it. You’ve picked apart everything.
You look for one study that bolsters your position and ignore others that you don’t like.
The majority of your sites are full of people patting each other on the backs,laughing about how
silly chiropractors, chiroquackters and whatever other names you intelligent-types use to insult us.
There have been no mature discussion on any of these blogs just a lesson in who argues best.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:33:23 +0000

Well said, Chris.

The ad hominems seem to be a particular favourite of those who know they’ve already lost the argument.

By: Chris K

Chris K — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:58:23 +0000

It never fails to amaze me when someone trying to defend chiropractic or any alternative medicine does so by making inane childish insults. Calling Edzard ‘blimpy’ and saying that Simon has a bad haircut does not make up for the glaring lack of evidence for many chiropractic claims. What it does do, especially when coupled with idiotic internet threats, is create the impression that those defending chiropractic are incapable of having a mature discussion and can only respond with tactics better suited to the playground than a scientific debate.

Good job all round Robin!

By: robin

robin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:35:48 +0000

@skepticat

maybe.

Thanks for the mild insult. I would have expected someone like you to use a more
effeminate word like tat,kak,piffle or pants.

By: skepticat

skepticat — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:50:38 +0000

@Robin

“And make sure that you call me a quack to my face the next time I visit your fair country .”

Why – what are ya gonna do, Robin? Punch him in the face?

I can see your brains ran out before you even hit the keyboard so thinly veiled threats don’t surprise me at all.

Twat.

By: Robin

Robin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:02:26 +0000

You people are asses. It wouldn’t matter what that report said, you’d still criticize it.
You’re fine scientific fundamentalists. By the way I hope you read the bit about Edzard Blimpy Ernst’s errors.
Do read the whole thing and then continue to tell all your pussy blogger army that it’s rubbish.
Your beloved savior Singh (with bad hairdo) said chiropractors aren’t effective for anything–even for low back pain.
And make sure that you call me a quack to my face the next time I visit your fair country .