Exposing Hacks

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/02/christopher_maloney_is_a_quack.php

From PZ Myers’ blog:

“Maloney is a naturopath in the state of Maine, where quacks like him get to call themselves "doctors". These so-called "doctors" get to make recommendations like this, in which he disparages standard flu vaccines and suggests these useless prescriptions:

Parents waiting for vaccinations can provide their children with black elderberry, which blocks the H1N1 virus. A single garlic capsule daily cuts in half the incidence and the severity of a flu episode for children.”

Myers has encouraged readers to spread the word that Maloney is a hack. The best way for rational thinkers to expose hacks like Maloney is to expose them to the wider world. Say it with me, “Maloney is a hack.”