/oss/taxonomy/term/2949/all en /oss/article/quackery/naturopath-sues-whistleblower-denouncing-quack-treatments <p>It pays to be a quack; it doesn’t pay to denounce one.</p> <p><span>There’s a running gag among skeptics that goes something like this: we could make millions of dollars selling bioquantum hooha to the masses… if only we didn’t have these pesky morals.</span></p> <p><span>The recipe to convince desperate people to give money away is fairly simple. One cup of appealing to nature, another cup filled to the brim with testimonials, a teaspoon of scientific-sounding mumbo jumbo, and a dash of conspiracy thinking (adjust for taste).</span></p> Wed, 24 Jan 2018 14:08:05 +0000 Jonathan Jarry, MSc 6901 at /oss