Poll: Iridology

[JimFoxvog]

The poll is lacking the choice I'd need: "I don't know."

[steve-in-kville]

I never even heard of this until now. Would reflexology be in the same category?

[ken_sylvania]

I never even heard of this until now. Would reflexology be in the same category?

In my opinion, yes. I suspect even Valerie would agree with me.

What we would likely disagree on is which category they should both be in.

[Hats Off]

Wade, based on my understanding of the practise, I chose witchcraft. I don't have time to defend/explain my choice properly but am convinced that iridology is not something a Christian would want to explore/experiment with. It is similar to reflexology and other alternative methods that rely on zones or meridians to determine health issues and the ways to treat them.

[Wade]

Wade, based on my understanding of the practise, I chose witchcraft. I don't have time to defend/explain my choice properly but am convinced that iridology is not something a Christian would want to explore/experiment with. It is similar to reflexology and other alternative methods that rely on zones or meridians to determine health issues and the ways to treat them.

This morning I had an eye check up with a fully licenced conventional optometrist. He told me that he can tell if a person has liver or colony issues from looking in their eyes and can detect some forms of cancer. So unless you call this witchcraft I cannot grasp the inconsistency here.

One part of the body showing illness because another is diseased or damaged is not about meridians, it's a simple biblical concept:

1 Corinthians 12:25 That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

[QuietObserver]

Wade, based on my understanding of the practise, I chose witchcraft. I don't have time to defend/explain my choice properly but am convinced that iridology is not something a Christian would want to explore/experiment with. It is similar to reflexology and other alternative methods that rely on zones or meridians to determine health issues and the ways to treat them.

This morning I had an eye check up with a fully licenced conventional optometrist. He told me that he can tell if a person has liver or colony issues from looking in their eyes and can detect some forms of cancer. So unless you call this witchcraft I cannot grasp the inconsistency here.

One part of the body showing illness because another is diseased or damaged is not about meridians, it's a simple biblical concept:

1 Corinthians 12:25 That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

Is he able to tell which children have been vaccinated or not or he is not that "skilled"?

This link gives a scientific explanation for how optometrists detect illness in other parts of the body.

[Wade]

Wade, based on my understanding of the practise, I chose witchcraft. I don't have time to defend/explain my choice properly but am convinced that iridology is not something a Christian would want to explore/experiment with. It is similar to reflexology and other alternative methods that rely on zones or meridians to determine health issues and the ways to treat them.

This morning I had an eye check up with a fully licenced conventional optometrist. He told me that he can tell if a person has liver or colony issues from looking in their eyes and can detect some forms of cancer. So unless you call this witchcraft I cannot grasp the inconsistency here.

One part of the body showing illness because another is diseased or damaged is not about meridians, it's a simple biblical concept:

1 Corinthians 12:25 That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

Is he able to tell which children have been vaccinated or not or he is not that "skilled"?

This link gives a scientific explanation for how optometrists detect illness in other parts of the body.

I never asked him about vaccinations... He is an eye doctor... Skilled? I don't understand what you are implying? Are you making fun of me because I shared about my visit to the eye doctor?

So since you have a scientific explanation do we still call looking into someone's eyes and detecting illness quackery or witchcraft?

[QuietObserver]

I never asked him about vaccinations... He is an eye doctor... Skilled? I don't understand what you are implying? Are you making fun of me because I shared about my visit to the eye doctor?

No. Thanks for sharing. I was referring to the chiropractor at the restaurant that was able to tell which of your children was vaccinated.

So since you have a scientific explanation do we still call looking into someone's eyes and detecting illness quackery or witchcraft?

No. Iridology was introduced to the forum when you referenced the chiropractor.
Let's see where we can agree.
We both think that optometrists can detect certain illnesses.
I think that looking at someone's eyes and diagnosing them with unresolved guilt isn't legitimate medical care. Do you agree?

[Bootstrap]

Placebos do work. Quackery can often result in healing. So it's not surprising that people can have good experiences with quack medicine.

The Placebo Response: Not in Your Head but in Your Brain

So I chose these two options:

The effectiveness of iridology depends on interaction between practitioner and patient.

Iridology is quackery.

[appleman2006]

As I understand it Eye doctors have been trained to detect certain things the eye may tell them that may be signs of other problems in the body. Dentists also are trained to look for certain things when they check your teeth. In all cases they will send people on to specialists in that particular area for further testing and possible treatment. An eye doctor will never treat you for cancer or even tell you that you have cancer without further professional checking.

From my experience that is very different than what a Iridologist or what ever one is called that practices Iridology is called, does. An Iridologist actually will try to treat what ever it is he says you have. I am not convince it is witchcraft. I am very convinced it is quackery.