Comments on: The deceptive lies by deliberate misinterpretation of science by the CAM community http://gimpyblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/the-deceptive-lies-by-deliberate-misinterpreation-of-science-by-the-cam-community/ inane witterings and badscience Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:12:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: HappyGilmore http://gimpyblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/the-deceptive-lies-by-deliberate-misinterpreation-of-science-by-the-cam-community/#comment-2282 HappyGilmore Tue, 13 May 2008 20:19:41 +0000 http://gimpyblog.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-2282 Claire, to be totally honest I never use WDDTY, I research the evidence on PubMed or at the British Library, I approach it with a critical mind and that's how I support my practice. Yes, don't be scared, I have studied how to read a research paper. Your quote “WDDTY is frequented by many CAM practitioners who will gain their information from it and pass it on to their customers.” is superficial. I would like to know how you obtain this sort of information. Regards, J Claire, to be totally honest I never use WDDTY, I research the evidence on PubMed or at the British Library, I approach it with a critical mind and that’s how I support my practice. Yes, don’t be scared, I have studied how to read a research paper.

Your quote “WDDTY is frequented by many CAM practitioners who will gain their information from it and pass it on to their customers.” is superficial. I would like to know how you obtain this sort of information.

Regards,
J

]]> By: Claire http://gimpyblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/the-deceptive-lies-by-deliberate-misinterpreation-of-science-by-the-cam-community/#comment-2255 Claire Sat, 03 May 2008 20:58:01 +0000 http://gimpyblog.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-2255 I thought it stood for “What Deluded Dissemblers Tell You” [Andy Lewis] Indeed. I've been wondering if we need a new epistemological category for wddty's conspiracy-based take on reality - W(i)dd(i)ty, perhaps? I thought it stood for “What Deluded Dissemblers Tell You” [Andy Lewis]

Indeed. I’ve been wondering if we need a new epistemological category for wddty’s conspiracy-based take on reality - W(i)dd(i)ty, perhaps?

]]> By: Andy Lewis http://gimpyblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/the-deceptive-lies-by-deliberate-misinterpreation-of-science-by-the-cam-community/#comment-2252 Andy Lewis Fri, 02 May 2008 18:54:57 +0000 http://gimpyblog.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-2252 I thought it stood for "What Deluded Dissemblers Tell You" I thought it stood for “What Deluded Dissemblers Tell You”

]]> By: gimpy http://gimpyblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/the-deceptive-lies-by-deliberate-misinterpreation-of-science-by-the-cam-community/#comment-2238 gimpy Thu, 01 May 2008 07:11:06 +0000 http://gimpyblog.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-2238 Just to point out I did email WDDTY, shortly after writing this post, about their misreporting of this paper and so far I have had no response and the story remains unchanged. Just to point out I did email WDDTY, shortly after writing this post, about their misreporting of this paper and so far I have had no response and the story remains unchanged.

]]> By: Garulon http://gimpyblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/the-deceptive-lies-by-deliberate-misinterpreation-of-science-by-the-cam-community/#comment-2210 Garulon Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:46:03 +0000 http://gimpyblog.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-2210 Sooo... maybe the site should be called what non-doctors tell you? (WNDTY) Sooo… maybe the site should be called what non-doctors tell you? (WNDTY)

]]> By: gimpy http://gimpyblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/the-deceptive-lies-by-deliberate-misinterpreation-of-science-by-the-cam-community/#comment-2209 gimpy Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:42:08 +0000 http://gimpyblog.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-2209 Claire, it is indeed. I think WDDTY feeds into the beliefs of many in the CAM community that medical science is often dangerous and harmful and that it exists solely to serve the shareholders of Big Pharma. They turn to WDDTY as it has set itself up to what it sees as the lies and spin (which undoubtedly exist and undoubtedly deserve to be exposed) of Big Pharma and presents itself as a trustworthy source. Sadly WDDTY's naivety, gullibility and, I suspect, dishonesty utterly negates any impression of trustworthiness to my mind. Sadly many in the CAM community display the same traits as WDDTY which causes problems in identifying inaccuracies in its stories. I suspect this is another case where <a>Kruger and Dunning </a>is worth referring to. Claire, it is indeed. I think WDDTY feeds into the beliefs of many in the CAM community that medical science is often dangerous and harmful and that it exists solely to serve the shareholders of Big Pharma. They turn to WDDTY as it has set itself up to what it sees as the lies and spin (which undoubtedly exist and undoubtedly deserve to be exposed) of Big Pharma and presents itself as a trustworthy source. Sadly WDDTY’s naivety, gullibility and, I suspect, dishonesty utterly negates any impression of trustworthiness to my mind. Sadly many in the CAM community display the same traits as WDDTY which causes problems in identifying inaccuracies in its stories.
I suspect this is another case where Kruger and Dunning is worth referring to.

]]> By: Claire http://gimpyblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/the-deceptive-lies-by-deliberate-misinterpreation-of-science-by-the-cam-community/#comment-2207 Claire Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:26:03 +0000 http://gimpyblog.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-2207 "WDDTY is frequented by many CAM practitioners who will gain their information from it and pass it on to their customers." and that's worrying: http://www.wddty.com/03363800368933411799/asthma-doctor-cures-it-with-touch-therapy.html “WDDTY is frequented by many CAM practitioners who will gain their information from it and pass it on to their customers.”

and that’s worrying:

http://www.wddty.com/03363800368933411799/asthma-doctor-cures-it-with-touch-therapy.html

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