The Big Picture
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2015 11:07 pm
So, why is homeopathy doing so well in India and so poorly in Western countries, especially the USA? Our own government is practically at war with us, while the Indian government gladly supports homeopathy.
It is really quite simple. The West is steeped in materialism, while India has a very strong tradition of spirituality. "Materialism" does not mean that we like to buy a lot of stuff, although that would be one of the results of materialism. Materialism is the belief that only the material world is real and that all meaning, life, consciousness, etc is derived from the material world.
Homeopathy will always have an uphill battle in the West as long as the West believes materialism.
By the way, here is some ammunition against homeopathy bashers: materialism cannot be proven (nor disproven) with science. Science may assume materialism, but it cannot prove (nor disprove) materialism.
Roger Bird
It is really quite simple. The West is steeped in materialism, while India has a very strong tradition of spirituality. "Materialism" does not mean that we like to buy a lot of stuff, although that would be one of the results of materialism. Materialism is the belief that only the material world is real and that all meaning, life, consciousness, etc is derived from the material world.
Homeopathy will always have an uphill battle in the West as long as the West believes materialism.
By the way, here is some ammunition against homeopathy bashers: materialism cannot be proven (nor disproven) with science. Science may assume materialism, but it cannot prove (nor disprove) materialism.
Roger Bird