Leading scientist warns against scientific fundamentalism

In this article, Lionel Milgrom (PhD) describes the rise of “scientific fundamentalists”,

The article covers a range of topics, including a critique of the Baum and Ernst article Should we maintain an open mind about homeopathy?, an analysis of corruption within the pharmaceutical industry, and a defense of the public’s right to alternative health care. You will also find information on the funding of scientific bodies by the pharmaceutical industry, especially with regards to the flu vaccine.

The article is written with the UK in mind, but is increasingly becoming applicable elsewhere as homeopathy comes under attack.

“But make no mistake: this is not some dry exercise in academic mud-slinging. In the United Kingdom, scientism is on the march, attempting to crush beneath its positivist boot the public’s right to complementary and alternative medical therapies such as homeopathy, free on Britain’s National Health Service. This more militant form of scientism that attempts to impinge directly on the public’s healthcare choices (supported by globalised concerns such as the pharmaceutical industry and the media), I have termed the New Fundamentalism.”

Read the full article here