Modern medicine also had plenty of practices along the way that we now disagree with. Cherrypicking two examples to discredit the acupuncture is a terrible way to prove a point.
My argument wasn't that alternative medicines must be just as effective because they're old. My point was simply that hand waving anything that isn't western medicine is a very close minded view in a community that is so often pushing for equality and open mindedness above all else.
My argument wasn't that alternative medicines must be just as effective because they're old. My point was simply that hand waving anything that isn't western medicine is a very close minded view in a community that is so often pushing for equality and open mindedness above all else.