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Does ignorance make you angry?
So, I happened to list something on freecycle today, and one of the respondants included a link to her website in her .sig. The URL is something like 'goodorganics.com' (but not exactly that), and since this is a local freecycle group, I thought it might have something to do with organic produce in the area, or something like that, so I clicked. It turns out to be a 'magnetic therapy' quack store, with all the usual 'magnetic therapy' quack pills promising health, long life, etc. This isn't even the magnetic bracelets and whatnot that some people might think is possibly true - this is 'magnetic pills' and 'magnetic drops' that are supposed to cure what ails you with the power of magnatism.
Now, I know this is bullshit, and really, anybody who has a decent grasp of science, or does a modicum of research should know this too. And it just makes me angry that this person is selling this garbage, and that people are buying it. Sure, it's a free country, people can buy any snake oil they want, but still - the complete lack of even the most basic scientific knowledge just annoys the hell out of me. Does anybody else have this problem?
Now, I know, that *someone* here is going to be a true believer in magnetic therapy, and probably several people are going to be 'open-minded' about it, so let me get this out of the way. You are wrong. Not 'maybe wrong', not even 'probably wrong', just wrong. This isn't something scientifically debatable, this isn't something you can take on faith, and might still be true even if there isn't any proof. This is complete and utter BS. There is no way this works. This isn't the way the universe works. I have no interest in debating this with you.
Back to the topic at hand - should I just get over this? Is there any value in ranting about this sort of thing when I encounter it? Should I live and let live?
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