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“If a healing technique is demonstrated to have curative properties in properly controlled double-blind trials, it ceases to be alternative. It simply, as Diamond explains, becomes medicine.” quote by Richard Dawkins
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“If a healing technique is demonstrated to have curative properties in properly controlled double-blind trials, it ceases to be alternative. It simply, as Diamond explains, becomes medicine.”

Richard Dawkins

About This Quote

When a treatment proves effective in rigorous trials, it shifts from “alternative” to mainstream medicine.

In simple terms: Proven therapies become accepted medicine.

Key Takeaway

Rely on evidence‑based treatments.

Themes

science medicine evidence alternative therapies clinical trials

Mood

analytical skeptical

Type

scientific philosophical

When to use this quote

  • healthcare decisions
  • policy making
  • patient education
  • research funding

Key Concepts

philosophy of science medical ethics

Questions to Reflect On

  • What criteria should define “medicine”?
  • How can we support rigorous testing of new therapies?
A Different Perspective

Some effective alternatives may lack funding for trials.

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