you open up quite an apparent can of worms, with the idea of an absolute system. i think dr schuessler in those terms failed in his attempt, as his salts are hardly absolute, if at least by absolute you mean to include encyclopedic. else, everyone would be cured by now.

regardless, it boils down to a difference of opinion, whether introduction of new remedies etc is a disservice to the patient. obviously, adherents of one school will differ in their response, compared to adherents of another school of thought.

the question, i repeat for the third time, is irrelevant to a consideration of the merits of classical homeopathic prescribing. comparing classical homeopathy to "modern" homeopathy, as you phrase it, or to tissue salts, or to massage therapy or colonics or short skirts, is nothing more than an evaluation of pros and cons, strengths and limitations, of methods.

the thing is, adherents of the different methods habitually elevate their own method to the catbird seat: "mine is best." even within a discipline, you have some who say "i'm better because i've been doing this for 20 years," and others who say, "i'm better because i've been doing this for 2 years and am more in touch with the latest thinking and research." it's like choosing a remedy because you like its profile in the MM, instead of matching it to the needs of the patient. all the experience in the world doesn't help the fool practice wisely, and the latest research can be devastating in its impact, if the research is wrong and/or if the practitioner is an idiot.

if you think tissue salts are the cat's ass, by all means say so, and present your opinion. to pretend the benefits of the cat's hindquarter ipso facto displaces homeopathic preparations ... somehow ... tells us nothing except that you like scheussler more than you like hahnemann. soooo?

to discuss homeopathy, you still need to demonstrate that you understand it on its own terms; you can not elevate some other theory to the top position in the pecking order just because you or anybody else feels like it.

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"The need to perform adjustments for covariates...weakens the findings." BMJ Clinical Evidence: Mental Health, (No. 11), p. 95.... It's that simple, guys: bad numbers make bad science.