I was kind of shocked at the idea that King Charles might believe in homeopathy, but the thing is, there is some ambiguity around the word. The original meaning may have had to do with diluting active ingredients away into nothing, but the term is also commonly today used in a much broader sense as a synonym for “alternative medicine”, not all of which is obvious nonsense.
In my personal experience whenever I’ve heard someone say “homeopathy” they’ve always meant something like “herbal therapy” — in fact when I’ve asked I’ve yet to find anyone who was even aware of the original meaning. So is Charles actually a fan of dilution, or does he simply believe in questionable but not obviously crazy herbal remedies like arnica?
King Chuck became Royal Patron of the Faculty of Homeopathy in 2019 and retained the role after becoming king, following a Buckingham Palace review of patronages. The Faculty itself highlights this as continuing the royal family’s long support for homeopathy. He is also a long time supporter of other naturopathic practices(I think this may be what jb was referring to).
Ironic? No, it’s probably the only workable recipe.
At least it holds a grain of truth, to my mind.
Until we throw out a diluted El Niño.
Also, if you don’t mind, Jesus: Which one of the ~200 active, competing Baptist churches in USA, for example, deserves defending over all the rest of religion?
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I was kind of shocked at the idea that King Charles might believe in homeopathy, but the thing is, there is some ambiguity around the word. The original meaning may have had to do with diluting active ingredients away into nothing, but the term is also commonly today used in a much broader sense as a synonym for “alternative medicine”, not all of which is obvious nonsense.
In my personal experience whenever I’ve heard someone say “homeopathy” they’ve always meant something like “herbal therapy” — in fact when I’ve asked I’ve yet to find anyone who was even aware of the original meaning. So is Charles actually a fan of dilution, or does he simply believe in questionable but not obviously crazy herbal remedies like arnica?
King Chuck became Royal Patron of the Faculty of Homeopathy in 2019 and retained the role after becoming king, following a Buckingham Palace review of patronages. The Faculty itself highlights this as continuing the royal family’s long support for homeopathy. He is also a long time supporter of other naturopathic practices(I think this may be what jb was referring to).
Ironic? No, it’s probably the only workable recipe.
At least it holds a grain of truth, to my mind.
Until we throw out a diluted El Niño.
Also, if you don’t mind, Jesus: Which one of the ~200 active, competing Baptist churches in USA, for example, deserves defending over all the rest of religion?