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A recent post by Jesse Galef at Unreasonable Faith about why skeptics seem predisposed towards sarcastic forms of humour got me thinking.  The question was whether there was a causal link between deriving humour from being able to spot the things that are exaggerated or out of place and being able to spot the things that are similarly incorrect in a proposition (see The Hurley Model of humour as an evolutionary incentive).  Jesse describes this as “debugging”, and so naturally I thought of a potential link to my own profession.

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According to the Beeb, the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) – more accurately described as Ofquack - is having a “crackdown” on “cowboys” in the world of alternative therapy.  The idea is that since anyone off the street can call themselves a homeopath/chiropracter/aromatherapist/nutritionist/insert-your-favourite-flavour-of-quack-here, there needs to be an effective regulatory body to protecct the public.  There is so much stupid on display here it burns.

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