"dr_jeff" wrote in message ...
On 10/17/10 10:55 PM, carole wrote:
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On 10/17/10 6:12 PM, carole wrote:



What you're describing john sounds like the patriarchal culture, where the macho men reign by secrecy, authoritarian regimes,
hierarchical systems and brute force.

However, that doesn't sound like science at all. All the science that counts is published in publicly available journals, often
available at libraries or over the internet for free. The abstracts (summaries) of the articles are almost always available for
free.

Ah yes, but Jeff, only certain health research is considered worthy of funding.
Who decides what is and what isn't worthy of funding?

What do you, "but"? We don't have the funds to support every possible research project, let alone enough qualified people. Much of
the US funding is paid for by the the American people, through their government, who determines who gets the funding and which
projects are funded. Most of the funds are awarded by peer-review in which experts in the particular field determine which grant
proposals are approved and funded. Some funds are awarded by the directors of the various institutes. This is done so that
riskier, but possible more profitable, research can be done. Drug companies and device makers do some of the research. And, some
private foundations pay for some research, like the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and American Cancer Society. In most of
the these cases, the awards are made by peer-review, also.

The process isn't perfect. For example, over $1 billion has been wasted on testing useless "alternative medicine," which is better
called "conjecture-based medicine" or con-med. In every case, the alternative medicine not been found to be any better than
placebo.


The system is corrupt and designed to only support pharmaceutical drugs.



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Today we have patriarchal society where male values dominate and infiltrate every aspect of society. However, it is beginning
to
change as move women into top jobs where decisions are made and policies are formed.

Being male or female has nothing to do with science. Ideas and evidence rule.

Not necessarily.

Good ideas with supporting evidence is what wins the day. The system is far from perfect. But it beats the money-making
alternative medicine system any day.

No it doesn't which is why allopathic medicine is America's number 1 cause of death.

--
Carole
www.conspiracee.com
"The members of skeptical societies often operate from a faith, a faith known today as scientism, which is the worship of science,
believing its methods to be the only valid path to knowledge." --Wade Frazier, The Medical Racket.
http://www.ahealedplanet.net/medicine.htm


Jeff