What do you get when you mix homeopathy with astrology? This. I should say that I have to give a kudo to the author for trying to set up a scientific experiment to see what would happen, but the experiment itself is so hopelessly flawed! In fact it's so wrong it's hard to know where to start. The lack of double blinding. The single blinding still being able to influence the testers. The fact that all the testers were believers, and able to influence each other. The starting supposition that a) homeopathy works, and 2) astrology works (when neitherdoes). A lack of clear results predicted so that conclusions (either negative or positive) could be drawn. The very subjective observations. And so on. It's clear from the article that the homeopath/astrologer means well, and is actually curious about all this. I wonder if there is any reliable way to take that ...
When worldviews collide
Exploring homeopathy and astrology reveals flawed experiments, highlighting the need for scientific scrutiny and better methods.
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