I don't agree that allopathic medicines can cure. The situation in allopathic medicine has changed in surface details only--unnecessary surgeries (like the deadly practice of bloodletting Hahnemann rants about) abound; massive over use and injudicious use of strength depleting drugs (anti-biotics, which are useless now due to their massive misuse), poisonous crude substances used in large doses, and practices which abuse patients (experimenting with the population at large, particularly with women, as if they were guinea pigs for drugs which have never been tested on them at all) are all STILL what allopathic medicine is about. In reality, nothing at all has changed from Hahnemann's time, except that now even more people are harmed by allopathic medicine than ever before. Those are the ground realities, even by allopathic medicine's own studies and observations.

I think there can be a place for allopathic medicine (they have some useful diagnostic tools, and those can be marginally interesting; some surgical procedures, eg. what is used to treat traumatic accidents, are probably useful to some people. I'd go to a doctor if I ever broke my arm and wasn't able to set it myself, for example) but for the most part, it is unscientific and driven by huge corporate interests who are not interested in curing the sick.

Hahnemann was correct--the actually philosophical bases for allopathic medicine are flawed, and the paradigm has proven itself to be harmful to humanity. We continue to see this well demonstrated on a daily basis, particularly if we practice homeopathic medicine. If you are like me, it is very rare that someone actually chooses homeopathic treatment first (because in Canada, allopathic treatments are free of charge--however those who are very wealthy often seek out alternative treatments and that is why they maintain superior health). If allopathic medicine actually worked on anyone, no one in alternative medicine would be able to make any income. Most of us are charged with repairing the damage of allopathic medicine and then helping each patient become cured once that damage is reversed.

I do not believe Homeopaths lack courage. What we lack is numbers (in some areas), financial resources, and political and economic power. Those are the only things which keep allopathic medicine "mainstream". None of these things make Homeopathy ineffective, but they certainly keep homeopathic treatment out of reach for people who would otherwise prefer to be cured of their ailments.

[ 25. January 2003, 14:37: Message edited by: ChaChaHeels ]

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