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Originally Posted by troutman
You do make an argument - that Naturo services have value.
You support your view with two arguments from authority:
1) Naturo has value because certain members of the Calgary Flames make use of the services (possibly on the advice of team doctors)
2) That I have no standing (by implication) to comment on the claim if I'm not involved in the medical field
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My "support" is how you interpreted what I was saying. Point 1 was, as I said, a matter of fact observation. I did not say "they received treatment, thus naturopathy must be 100% legitimate." Point 2 is also how you interpreted what I was asking, as I was only trying to understand the basis for your opinions. If you had medical training I could see some sort of situation by which you understood the scientific intricacies of multiple branches of medicine and were therefore inclined to believe that naturopathy is "bunk." If you don't have medical training, and I am now going to assume that you do not, then I am also led to believe that your conclusion may not be as educated as I initially supposed it could have been and therefore your labeling of naturopathy as bunk seems a little heavy handed, thats all. I have no medical training myself, so I have no scientific insights one way or another. I just don't think such definitive statements as some made by yourself are necessarily appropriate considering that many people apparently DO find merit in naturopathy. But as you said, some aspects may be legit, some may not.