Posted by Larry on December 27, 1999, at 23:39:25
In reply to OUCH LARRY !!!- BUT DID GENERATE GREAT DEBATE, posted by canadian michele on December 27, 1999, at 15:05:08
> I was playing devil's advocate there and it certainly brought us some very stimulating debate/info.
> Perhaps it is my canadian conservatism and vigilant skepticism regarding California generated revolutionary stuff and even if Dr. Jensen was tried (scientifically) and true his incredibly CHEESY website would keep me from ever entrusting him with my care. It reads like an add on the back page of a comic book. I am sorry his presentation puts me very ill at ease. If his Methods work then they should be presented to the appropriate medical bodies. You know these guys come a dime a dozen and just because he might get the Oprah 'seal of approval' or some such thing does not make him bonefide in my books.
> Needy people are always vulnerable. Perhaps some of you that have chemistry backgrounds (and there seems to be quite a few of you that have expert knowledge - perhaps you are better able than most of us to sort out the wheat from the chaff so to speak. People like Jensen can be dangerous.
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> I am very much interested in seeing the status quo of the present psychtropic protocol challenged for the benefit of all of us. Maybe Jensen has something to contribute?
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> I, for one am not willingly to jump on any old bank wagon that passes by.
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> Canadian MicheleGee, none of that stuff bothered me. I'm skeptical too and I also want some good science to back things up - double blind, peer review, etc. But on the other hand, I also don't necessarily need to accept something as gospel that the already conservative medical community has accepted years ago - namely that alot of medications need weeks to (maybe)work while the suffering continues - when relief often comes during that time from remission (temporary or otherwise), not the drug itself.
Do I understand right - that even if he were proven scientifically, even if his educational credentials were fine and even if his Methods were being used by one of the top institutions in the country among others, one simply shouldn't trust the skills of a Dr. based on the style of website, the fact that he is a Dr. from California and that he has promoted his book in the media?Larry
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