Charlatanism (was: Re: DETOX)

Upgrade! (fm1@amug.org)
Mon, 26 Jul 1999 11:59:29 -0700

At 08:59 AM 7/26/99 -0700, "Lee Daniel Crocker" <lcrocker@mercury.colossus.net (none)> wrote: >
> >Anybody know any reliable material on detoxification? Specifically, I'm
> >looking for rationales, schedules, substances, regimens... I'm using the
> >term as it's used in the alternative medicine field and not the more
> >conventional sense of cleaning out alcohol or other drugs from one's
> >system -- i.e., in the sense of cleansing the body of harmful substances in
> >general.
>
>"Detoxification" is one of the buzzwords that marks a charlatan, so
>any "information" on it is fraudulent and probably dangerous. More
>good info can be found at <http://www.quackwatch.com>.

It may be worthwhile for Extropians to compile lists of charlatanism. The benefit of such a list would be that whenever Extropians come across a charlatan buzzword they'll know without further investigation that the author is a charlatan and that his/her "information" on it is fraudulent and probably dangerous. I suggest the following for starters:

Detoxification
Raw food
Beat the tax system
High-yield investments (e.g., 60% per month) Anarchism
Humans free by nature
Power of choice

I would appreciate other Extropians' charlatanism lists.

Frederick Mann

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