Maxmillian
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ngdawg said:*sigh*
Acupuncture is thousands of years old, NOT done by lonely housewives, but licensed( supposed to be and if you go to one not licensed, you deserve what you get) practitioners. It works on the basis of nerve stimulation. See, in case you missed this class in biology, I will summarize: the body is completely covered in little itty bitty wires called 'nerves' and they all flow from the spinal column which is attached to the cerebral cortex which is attached to our brains. By stimulating certain nerves, reactions occur-one of two at least. A deadening of feeling, ie: pain or an increase of feeling. By knowing where to place these 'needles', the practioner knows what type of stimulation to go for. There is a side bonus to all this: the brain cannot separate two distinct pains; therefore, one lessens or desimates completely.
Try this at home: Have your SO hit your hand with a hammer. Hurts, right? Now, have her bite your big toe as hard as can be. Hand pain lessens!!
Vegetarianism (please learn to spell things before you berate them)
How does this affect YOU? Don't like veggies, fine. Like BBQ? Me too. I also like a good spinach salad on occasion, but won't wear a fur coat, but have leather shoes. It's preference, get over it.
Thanks for informing me why tides happen. That's useful information for someone who lives on a boat on the west coast (me). So, HOW DO THEY EFFECT US??! Like I said, full moons have NOTHING to do with tides, it has to do with how much light hits the moon, IE where the Sun and Earth are in relation to the moon.Full Moon again, apprently you missed this class in high school:
What are Lunar Tides
Tides are created because the Earth and the moon are attracted to each other, just like magnets are attracted to each other. The moon tries to pull at anything on the Earth to bring it closer. But, the Earth is able to hold onto everything except the water. Since the water is always moving, the Earth cannot hold onto it, and the moon is able to pull at it. Each day, there are two high tides and two low tides. The ocean is constantly moving from high tide to low tide, and then back to high tide. There is about 12 hours and 25 minutes between the two high tides. http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moontides/
Cop, nurses, doctors....all sound like scientists to me. Choke on this theory: they believe that things go all haywire during a full moon, so they tend to remember the things that do go wrong on a full moon, as opposed to when it's not. Get it?As far as the effect on the full moon on people, while studies have been inconclusive, ask any cop, nurse or doctor about their shifts during a full moon phase. (Personally, I greet each full moon with a bow and a prayer, but that's me)
Nothing vibrates without being stimulated to do so, but once it does, it has a resonant frequency. Crystal therapy is only successful at reducing the weighto of a stupid person's wallet....:2wave:ngdawg said:Yes, matter and energy are two different things, but matter HAS energy. Why do those crystals, etc. vibrate and respond by transmitting energy? Other things vibrate(anything can, actually), but they're not used in machinery because they wouldn't react the same way.
Punch the guy back, but don't say all are the same as one ass. That's like saying all women are pornstars. Nope.
You asked about the full moon and tides. Personally, I have never heard of it only being the full moon affecting the water. But, in regards to behavior, what I meant when saying to ask a cop, etc, is they see an increase in irrational behaviors, not that, "oh yea, we get a bunch of idiots during full moons as well". They're called 'lunatics' based on very old folklore and theories which have some basis in factual observations.
The sarcastic 'world is flat' isn't even a good joke of an argument-it's totally disproven-the others are not and while they aren't conclusively 'proven', I won't completely dismiss them either.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a cauldron that needs my attention before the skies go black.
ngdawg said:In rereading the thread opener, I'm confused just a bit....isn't the purpose of opening a topic to discussion to learn about it and about how others feel so that the unknown becomes known?
It would appear in the counter-responses that you merely needed a place to play 'Archie Bunker' for a few minutes....
While you may be closed-minded to the replies we have put forth and do care to learn anything, we have learned a great deal...about you, so thank you.
You just did.....:2wave:Maxmillian said:Well, thank you for your valuable insight. I'd be glad to reply to MOMENT you post something of substance.
You need to learn to read, and read what I said, instead of guessing at what I mean. You are not very good at reading between the lines. First, there has to be a hidden message between the lines, and there IS NOT.ngdawg said:As you stated, there are bad ones in the mainstream medical field as well. Had the person died from the misdiagnosis of one doctor, all are idiots? It's interesting that you would forgive the medical community its failings, but not the alternative practices, instead lumping it as 'mumbo-jumbo', simply because you have not sought to learn about it or experience it. That is your perogative of course, but (and not knowing your profession), if one in your line of work messed up, does that then make you incompetent?
ngdawg said:I don't read between the lines. You said " am all for the regular doctors first, and if the situation is such that you have nothing to lose except money, then go for the mumbo jumbo, voodoo, and witchcraft that desperate people often do." You lumped one group but not another based on whatever it is that you know and know second hand (an assumption, since you did not say this was YOUR wife) by referring to it as mumbo-jumbo,etc., your words not mine. Then went on to mention someone who was misdiagnosed, dangerously so, it would seem, until another doctor found the problem, but that's ok, he's fine now. Perhaps so would have been the pregnant woman had she found a midwife or holistic practioner who actually knew what they were doing.
I honestly am perplexed as to what tv shows have to do with any of this....
As for youth, I shall not see that again unless I am reincarnated.
I said that, I used the word MOST. and I stand by it.ngdawg said:Some is, some ain't.
It could be argued.:roflUtahBill said:Based on what I read there, a good round of sex has just as much healing power as acupuncture or a visit to the back-cracker. I wonder how long before our insurance companies start paying for visits to the red light district?:rofl
Maxmillian said:Cop, nurses, doctors....all sound like scientists to me. Choke on this theory: they believe that things go all haywire during a full moon, so they tend to remember the things that do go wrong on a full moon, as opposed to when it's not. Get it?
ShullsM said:It could be argued.:rofl
I'll be sure to cite this when I talk to my fiance tonight.:lol:
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