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Sept. 2009. Why Don't Materialists Like Us? The Political & Philosophical Identity of Homeopathy (Vol. 13, #1)
Homeopathy and Wikipedia - Attack of the Quackbusters
An exploration of the struggle for homeopathy to be fairly represented on Wikipedia
As a homeopath and former computer scientist, many people contact me when issues pertaining to both computing and homeopathy arise. So it was natural that I became the point person when an obvious smear campaign against homeopathy was initiated on Wikipedia.
Wikipedia is an internet-based encyclopedia that is entirely created and edited by its users. The concept has been a fairly successful experiment in open collaborative knowledge sharing and creation. It has eme rged as a leading "go-to" location on the internet to find out more about any particular subject. A coterie of self-appointed volunteer "editors" police the articles so that gross violations do not take place. When disagreements arise, a behind-the-scenes "Talk page" associated with the particular subject page is initiated to iron out differences. In theory it should work out just fine because people are reasonable, right?
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Amy Lansky is the author of Impossible Cure: The Promise of Homeopathy (R.L.Ranch Press, 2003), a best-selling introductory book on homeopathy that includes the story of her son's cure as well as dozens of other first-person cure stories contributed by homeopathic patients from all over the world. It serves as a comprehensive patient guide to homeopathic philosophy, history, science, and experience, is used as a first-year text by many homeopathic schools, and has been translated into several other languages. For more information about Impossible Cure, visit www.impossiblecure.com.
Much of Lansky's current work involves promoting homeopathy and providing guidance and referrals to parents through email. She often gives lectures, interviews, and writes articles about homeopathy. From 2004--2008, she wrote a regular column for the Society of Homeopaths Newsletter (UK), "Letter from America". Lansky' monthly radio show on homeopathy can be found on Autism One Radio (aired the third Friday of each month, 2-2:30pm EST, but archived for later listening). This show provides an excellent and free short course for those wishing to learn more about homeopathy.