About RationalWiki [Edit]
Our purpose here at RationalWiki includes:
- Analyzing and refuting pseudoscience and the anti-science movement.
- Documenting the full range of crank ideas.
- Explorations of authoritarianism and fundamentalism.
- Analysis and criticism of how these subjects are handled in the media.
We welcome contributors, and encourage those who disagree with us to register and engage in constructive dialogue.
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Herbal supplements are non-pharmaceutical, non-food substances marketed to improve health. Herbalism (herbal medicine, botanical medicine) is the use of plant-derived substances, and sometimes other environmental substances, to treat or cure medical conditions. Herbalism recognizes that pre-industrial cultures had a great deal of practical medical knowledge, most of it botanical, and seeks to make use of this. Definitions are problematic. There are no unified practices, and relatively few guidelines for practitioners. There isn't even a clear definition of what an "herbal remedy" is. A large number of currently available drugs are originally plant-derived, which means herbalism is basically pharmacology's petulant, stubborn little brother.
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What is going on? ("WIGO")
Need to know What Is Going On? We present regularly updated selections of the finest lunacy the Internet has to offer. Participate in the dialogue on the good, the bad, and the ugly!
What is going on...
. . . in the "world"? (talk)
- Actual news from the "real world."
. . . in the Blogosphere? (talk)
- Quality articles by bloggers, submitted by the RW community.
. . . in the Clogosphere? (talk)
- Crazy articles from the clogged-up fringes of the Internet.
. . . at Conservapedia? (talk)
- Our famous blow-by-blow report on the wackiness at Conservapedia — vote for your favorites, and they may become part of the Best of Conservapedia.
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Participate in RationalWiki [Edit]
We welcome contributors, and encourage those who disagree with us to register and engage in constructive dialogue.
- RationalWiki portal
- Share how you found RationalWiki!
- Our to do list is where we pile up ideas for articles, see if anything piques your interest!
- For general chatter and conversation, the Saloon Bar is the place to go.
- Essay portal
- Essays written by individual users, covering a wide range of subjects. Comment on the talk pages, or write your own.
- Debate portal
- Informal debates covering political and philosophical issues. Participate freely, or start your own debate.
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