Posted by stjames on March 13, 2003, at 11:15:29
In reply to Re: homeopathy, posted by daizy on March 13, 2003, at 4:59:16
As with Benveniste's original experiment, Randi insisted that strict precautions be taken to ensure that none of the experimenters knew whether they were dealing with homeopathic solutions, or with pure water Two independent scientists performed tests to see whether their samples produced a biological effect. Only when the experiment was over was it revealed which samples were real.
To Randi's relief, the experiment was a total failure. The scientists had been no better at deciding which samples were homeopathic solutions than pure chance would have done.
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