Guest guest Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 <snip>I don't understand why you are so down on Snopes. They are a place to check out Urban legends before forwarding false information to anyone. Amber the snopes site is apparantly some people ..probably the government, who want to diss all natural products.. just ignore their rubbish<snip> The people at Snopes.com ARE " some people, " much like every other site online typically consists of " some people. " However, they are not government employees or government related. Snopes.com is a fantastic site for debunking urban legends and all those wasteful chain e-letters we receive. They are credible and do their homework. When they can't find the answer to something, they say so, but they never make stuff up. That said, if there are claims being made for something to which there is no hard evidence to back it up, then they go with the hard evidence. (That's what good researchers do!) Of course, we all know there are things in which most of the evidence is anecdotal. These should always be taken with a grain of salt, even if there seems to be some truth to it. Does that mean we can't be open to new and alternative ideas? No. There is a lot of medical knowledge that is accepted today that was once laughed at or vehemently rejected at one time. The people at Snopes don't take sides in a controversy. They ferret out the facts that are known about a given subject and present those. This is their stance on the most recent worries about the bill before congress: " Whether herbal remedies should also be subject to such FDA regulation is a subject of debate. As always, concerned citizens should make their decisions from an informed position, not by allowing themselves to be influenced by a scary and potentially misleading e-petition. " I think this is good advice! Suzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Snopes.com is a very " scientific " website. That means where actual science is involved they can be very god. But when There is a conflict between prevailing scientific thought and opposing science, or areas where there is no science to draw a conclusion from, they can be grossly of the mark. You have to separate the wheat from the chaff. -Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: Amber <mailto:amber@...> gallstones <mailto:gallstones > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 5:33 AM Subject: Re: Snopes I don't understand why you are so down on Snopes. They are a place to check out Urban legends before forwarding false information to anyone. Amber the snopes site is apparantly some people ..probably the government, who want to diss all natural products.. just ignore their rubbish. anne . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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