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u/OddJackdaw · 6 pointsr/DebunkThis

So the first thing to debunk is your title. This does not attempt to show "overall female inferiority". It is explicitly dealing with the role of women in combat. It is trivial to debunk your claim, harder to debunk theirs. No cherry-picked list of statistics remotely proves "overall inferiority."

Ok, now as for their claims: I will agree with one core observation they make: They are right that "gender equality"-- in a purely biological sense-- is a myth. There are very clear and obvious differences between men and women. The physical differences are obvious, and the mental and emotional differences should be clear also. But note: "unequal" does not mean "inferior." Until you cite a specific task, you cannot make broad claims about inferiority.

That said, their conclusion-- "Females are clearly unsuitable for combat"-- completely wrong.

The differences between the genders are statistical, not absolute. To use the first item in their list as an example, sure, the average woman has 35% less muscle mass-- yet there are a shitload of women who can kick the average guys ass. So on any given stat, some women will actually rate higher than some men. Some women are clearly unsuitable for combat, but so are some men.

If this is a topic that interests you, check out Steven Pinker's The Blank Slate for an excellent examination of the role biolgical differences have on human behavior. It goes into the topic in detail and shows how both the political right and the political left are almost completely wrong on the topic (which is pretty much to be expected when people try to determine reality by only choosing facts that match up with their ideology).

Edit: "Until you cite a specific task, you cannot make broad claims about inferiority" sounds a bit like I am endorsing the view that one gender is inferior. That is absolutely not the case. It is certainly true that in specific contexts one gender may be better than the other on average, but beyond those specific contexts any claims of superiority are absurd.

u/Falco98 · 3 pointsr/DebunkThis

The book: Dissolving Illusions by Suzanne Humphries and Roman Bystrianyk.

Until recently, this book had ~90 completely perfect/positive reviews and only 2 critical reviews, and the comments on both of those reviews was overwhelmingly packed with antivaxxers to shout down any opposition.

Recently some science-minded folk have reopened the debate in there, both helping out in the comments as well as posting some additional critical reviews.

In the thread I've been watching mainly, one antivaxxer in particular challenged us to explain the author's claims on page 306 with respect to Whooping Cough. I realize full well that very little will convince these zealots, but I've been hoping that someone might take on that specific claim (or perhaps others made in the book), just so I can see personally what the real answers are.

I was able to have Amazon's free book preview to jump around randomly until I got page 306 and the two preceding pages, hence the image link.

u/zaron5551 · 5 pointsr/DebunkThis

Mormon Disclosures is honestly pretty reliable. It should be noted that it's normal for apostles to be provided with living space, expenses, and cars, so while I'm not sure whether transfer of property is itself normal I wouldn't be surprised. Obviously other churches provide similarly for their leadership, so I don't see any reason to be skeptical. The church's finances are murky and pretty damn hidden though. I'd recommend checking out this book if you're interested in these things: http://www.amazon.com/The-Book-Mammon-Corporation-Mormons/dp/1451553706

I assume you're exmormon since I've seen you post on /r/exmormon, so am I. If you can't afford that book, but are interested I can PM you a link.

u/DoomTay · 6 pointsr/DebunkThis

Bounding Into Comics is a more right-wing source, which means it has quite a bit of bias. I mean come on, the headline mentions "SJWism"

On top of that, it claims that titles like The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl were "pushed upon audiences who have staunchly voted against their desires for such books with their wallets" when it's rated pretty high on Amazon

u/Mughi · 1 pointr/DebunkThis

> 4 Dinosaurs did not exist in mythology in any culture before the 1800s

So, dragons are not present in any mythology. Giants, griffons, cyclopes -- all made up after the 19th century. Sure, whatever.

u/sequel7 · 2 pointsr/DebunkThis

I'll debunk that if you debunk this: www.amazon.com/Godzilla-Gareth-Edwards/dp/B00KG2SXII/

u/charismo · 1 pointr/DebunkThis

Lots of people have supposedly been healed by this 6 minute wonder if you read through the reviews

u/Segphalt · 4 pointsr/DebunkThis

Re-rolling of "The Secret"

If all it took was to hope a thing happens and it happen then you wouldn't have that memory of that terrible disappointment you once had for that thing you really hoped for.

u/CBLF · 12 pointsr/DebunkThis

Apparently, the claims are made in the book Cancer Vortex: Devouring the Innocents, written by Kenneth Anton.
As far as I could see, he does not have a degree in a scientific discipline, let alone oncology.

The claims can be consulted here, but due to its length, I will only discuss the "many successful alternative therapies which have proven effective at curing tens of thousands of terminal patients."

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>"Dr Royal Rife (...) developed an RF oscillator to kill microbes in cancer cells and successfully cured terminal patients"

The ACS discourages the pursuit of such devices since a study showed there was no evidence for their efficacy. Rife blamed it on a conspiracy from various American institutes, rather than he being wrong.

>"Essiac Tea - Nurse Rene Caisse cured thousands of patients in the 1930's with a proprietary herbal formula handed down from native Indians."

To which I reply, "reviews of medical records of people who have been treated with Essiac [tea] do not support claims that this product helps people with cancer live longer or that it relieves their symptoms". It is also on the 187 Fake Cancer Cures list of the FDA.

>"Hoxsey Regimen - Harry Hoxsey established 17 clinics to cure cancer with a proprietary plant-based anti-cancer formula handed down from his grandfather."

This cure was already slammed by experts in the 1960s. It is considered useless and potentially dangerous by the ACS, the MSKCC and this study.

>"Dr Linus Pauling, Biochemist and Nobel prize winner tested high-dose Vitamin C on himself and hundreds of terminally ill cancer patients with demonstrable success."

"Despite many years of taking huge daily amounts of vitamin C, both Pauling and his wife Ava died of cancer—she in 1981 and he in 1994.".

>"DMSO and Vitamin C - As a follow-up to Dr Pauling's work, DMSO helps transmit Vitamin C directly into cancer cells as well as penetrating the blood-brain barrier. Certain supplements enhance the outcome."

DMSO is used in escharotic salves, and those products are dangerous. More information here.

>"Budwig Protocol - Dr Johanna Budwig, biochemist based her treatment on the essential properties of flaxseed oil combined with cottage cheese and a strict vegetarian protocol. She estimated her cure rate at 90% for terminal patients."

According to Cancer Research UK, "[t]here is no reliable scientific evidence to show that the Budwig diet (or any highly specific diet) helps people with cancer".

>"Cesium Chloride - Dr A K Brewer tested high pH Therapy using Cesium and Rubidium with vitamins A and C to raise the pH of the body's cells to 8 thus destroying cancer cells and shrinking tumors."

Considered dangerous and ineffective by science.

>"Gerson Therapy - Dr Max Gerson, biochemist, researched how to cure various chronic illnesses."

Multiple studies found that patients died of cancer. More info on Quackwatch.

>"Vitamin B17 Amygdalin - Dr Ernest Krebs Jr, biochemist, researched the special properties of amygdalin (B17) as a cancer fighting agent and developed a concentrated form Laetrile given to cancer patients by IV. (...) As the therapy gained adherents, the FDA attacked, first by stating it was useless then concluding it was toxic.

So did the NIH, MSCCK, Mayo Clinic and other scientific bodies. It is, without doubt, the most dangerous quack therapy to date. It is also not a vitamin.

>"Burzynski Antineoplaston Therapy (...)"

No scientific evidence whatsoever.

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>"The above capsule summaries of a few naturopathic therapies developed by independent visionaries, not bound by the bureaucracy, have succeeded in curing a dramatically higher percentage of patients than traditional therapy and with no serious side effects."

Liar.