I think we should always be skeptical. It might save your life (or your ears). Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc, that one event follows another is not proof of a cause and effect relationship. BTW, those films of acupuncture anesthesia have mostly been debunked as pure fraud or misreporting just like the famous psychic surgeons of the Phillipines. One other thing, this afternoon I got into an accident after eating French Fries. Next time I'm having the onion rings. Can't be too careful. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Susan Kline Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 6:12 PM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] Ear wax I don't think we should be that skeptical. The guy tried it, and says it helped a lot and his ears are open, and several days later they still are open. This doesn't mean that it works all the time, or for anyone. But from his experience, it worked THIS TIME for HIM. I don't really think we can assume that by some weird coincidence, his ears magically got unclogged at the exact moment he used the ear candles totally through random chance. While history is full of tales of rank superstition which later got debunked, it also contains stories of valid treatments which caused conventional doctors to shout QUACK! QUACK! till they were later proven effective. For instance, acupuncture was considered mystical Chinese claptrap till people made films of surgeries done using acupuncture as the only anesthetic. Susan Kline On 12/3/2010 7:56 AM, rufy at rcn.com wrote: > Personal testimonials may feel compelling but they are not to be > trusted as proof-- not even your own. I think that your "open ears > today" are more likely to be the result of an "Act of God" than of a > useless and patently absurd process like "ear candling" (this from a > devout atheist, mind you).
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