How Homeopathy Works? A Scientific 'Working Hypothesis' Regarding The Molecular Mechanism Of Homeopathic Therapeutics

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">How Homeopathy Works? A Scientific 'Working Hypothesis' Regarding The Molecular Mechanism Of Homeopathic Therapeutics by chandran nambiar<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Homeopathic theoreticians till date try to explain the ‘modus operandi’ of potentized homeopathic medicines using one or other hypotheses available or evolved by them, and as such, homeopathy still belongs to a class of ‘unverified science’.<br> <br> By the term ‘hypothesis’ we mean a ‘proposed explanation’ or "educated guess" for a phenomenon that we observe around us. Every ‘proposed explanation’ cannot be considered a ‘scientific hypothesis’. To be a ‘scientific hypothesis’, the scientific method requires that one can test the hypothesis using available scientific tools and methodology. Every new scientific hypotheses are generally based on previous observations that could not be satisfactorily be explained with the existing scientific theories. The words "hypothesis" and "theory" are often used synonymously in common and informal usage, even though a ‘scientific hypothesis’ is not exactly the same as ‘a scientific theory’. A hypothesis should be proved 'using scientific tools' in order to become a scientific theory. A ‘working hypothesis’ is a provisionally accepted hypothesis that is ready to be proved. Experimenters will have to test and reject several hypotheses before solving the given problem ultimately.<br> <br> Testability (using existing scientific tools), Simplicity (avoiding excessive numbers of entities), Scope (apparent application of the hypothesis to multiple cases of phenomena), Fruitfulness (hypothesis may help to explain further phenomena in the future), and Conservatism (fitting with existing recognized knowledge-systems) are considered to be the essential qualities of a good scientific hypothesis.<br> <br> Viewing from this standpoint, it is very much clear that most of the presently existing most celebrated 'theories' or hypotheses regarding homeopathy cannot be considered ‘scientific hypotheses’ since they contain concepts and conclusions that ‘could not be tested by any scientist using currently available scientific tools and methodology’ or 'fit with existing recognized knowledge-systems'.<br> </div>

How Homeopathy Works? A Scientific 'Working Hypothesis' Regarding The Molecular Mechanism Of Homeopathic Therapeutics

How Homeopathy Works? A Scientific 'Working Hypothesis' Regarding The Molecular Mechanism Of Homeopathic Therapeutics by chandran na...

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