On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:01:04 +0100, scott wrote:

>> It's a load of codswallop.  If I titrate caffeine to the point there's
>> none left in solution in the water, the water is *no different* than
>> taking water that's never been near caffeine.  It is chemically the
>> *same*.
> 
> I think these people believe there is something "beyond" basic
> chemistry, ie even when no active substance can be detected, it has
> somehow made its mark on the carrier substance (water, sugar etc).  And
> as is completely normal with human nature, they subconsciously interpret
> the results of a few very unscientific tests (eg my friends mum was
> cured by it) and conclude it works.

To borrow a line from A Few Good Men, "It doesn't matter what I believe, 
it only matters what I can prove!"

Jim

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