The Magic Bottle!

BuilderPlumber

Just heard some of Joe Duffy and it got me thinking of peddlers of 'magic bottles', 'magic potions' and therapies that are claimed to cure everything. I have friends who suffer from longterm conditions from the terminal such as ALS or pancreatic cancer to less serious conditions like arthritis and recurring relapsing MS and all have been targeted by peddlers of so-called 'alternative medicine'. As well as this, there are people who claim they can communicate with the dead and these target bereaved people.

Personally, I think these people and organisations prey on the vulnerable and earn soft money. They have different approaches. Some deal in bottles that 'cure everything' while others claim that laying their hands on one can eradicate conditions. Others hone in on religion and claim they can get Jesus or some saint to heal (often, Padre Pio). Then, there's this religious organisation whose founder claims she met Jesus in her house one time and the blessed virgin another time.

I often wonder what is the science behind these people if any. What is the basis of herbal bottles' supposed ability to cure? What is the science behind laying of hands on people's heads to cure something? Also, what gives these psychics and mediums the power to communicate with the dead, with god or predict the future.

I cannot understand how these people exist and get rich but they must be there because a good number of people are gullible and fall for them. There is no scientific basis in anything they do apart from some sort of a conman's psychology. Next time one sees someone peddling a 'magic bottle' or the like that 'cures everything', it would be worth asking them what is their reasoning behind their claims.

Mrs OBumble

BuilderPlumber wrote: »

I often wonder what is the science behind these people ..

I believe it's called economics.

When hope is in short supply, and in demand, then supply is created.



And if the contents of the bottles worked, they would be called medicine, instead of alternative medicine.