My dad has done MSc in Analytical Chemistry he is well educated and a wise man, Me/My Family and Even some doctors cannot debunk his trust on Homeopathy
I want some clever and factual explanations which I will forward to him
Thanks in advance
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Homeopathy is no more or less effective than a placebo. It’s precisely *because* of this that people have a tough time accepting that it’s nonsense. At the end of the day, someone suffering from constant headaches is absolutely going to swear by it if their one attempt with Homeopathy finally quelled their headache. No amount of explaining to them it’s the fact the water hydrated them is going to change their mind.
It’s entire premise is that water molecules have a “memory” that allows it to copy the properties of other molecules it comes into contact with. So, for example, if you put an Onion into a beaker of water and shook it, the water molecules would carry forth the properties of onion molecules while still being water molecules.
In order to produce mass amounts of their treatment, homeopaths then mix that beaker with the equivalent of another 100 beakers of water. Because they believe that these onion/water molecules will also transfer those properties to other water molecules. Anyone who is familiar with even basic High School Science should recognise this process is *actually* called dilution. A process which accomplishes precisely the opposite effect a Homeopath is after.
I’ve watched a series of videos on YouTube about this from a guy called [Cool Hard Logic](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmWeueTF8l80Hu9sxMDr9rpht2ghePFWq) and they are incredibly easy to follow and understand even for an unqualified pleb like myself. I wholeheartedly recommend them.
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