Skeptopathy

Skeptopathy is the irrational belief that something is not true, improbable or is non-existent simply because it is unusual, controversial or otherwise disturbing. The term was coined by Michael Fullerton in the summer of 1994 while discussing the topic of “cold fusion” on the Usenet group sci.skeptic. Literally, the term skeptopathy, means pathological skepticism.

The alumina-state

This pathological state of mind is known in homeopathy as the alumina-state. Alumina produces symptoms like

MIND

• absent-minded

• complaining

• concentration, difficult

• concentration, difficult, studying, reading, etc., while

• confusion of mind

• contrary (See Obstinate, Irritable), always contrary to other opinions or ideas

• conversation aggravates all symptoms

• cowardice

• delusions,everything seems unreal

• discontented, displeased, dissatisfied

• dullness, sluggishness, difficulty of thinking and comprehending

• fear, insanity, of (especially when confronted with a paradigm change)

• ideas, deficiency of ideas (cannot imagine something else than what is written in schoolbooks)

• imbecility

• indolence, aversion to work

• insanity, madness

• irritability (See Anger), typical for pseudoskeptics and dogmatic materialists

• laughing, spasmodic

• mania, madness (See Delirium, Insanity, Rage, etc.)

• memory, weakness of (See Mistakes)

• mood, alternating

• obstinate (not only of the mind, also of the rectum –> ob

• offended, easily (See Sensitive)

• sadness, mental depression

• suicidal disposition

• unreal, everything seems

• weeping, involuntary

BODY

• Rectum, constipation

• Rectum, inactivity of rectum

• Rectum, itching

It especially takes hold of the intellect and so confuses the intelligence that the patient is unable to effect a decision; the judgment is disturbed.

(James Tyler Kent, Lectures on homepathic materia medica, Alumina)

Poor people.

See also:

• The DEATH of the PLACEBO MYTH in Ηomeopathy

• skeptopathy.com

• What Nobel Laureates said on Homeopathy