Quackery lacks genuine answers and has no method for finding them. Keep an open mind. Quacks portray themselves as innovators and suggest that their critics are rigid, elitist, biased, and closed to new ideas. Actually, they have things backwards. The real issue is whether a method works.
Science provides ways to judge and discard unfounded ideas.
Medical science progresses as new methods replace less effective ones. Quack methods persist as long as they remain marketable. Even after they are gone, they still may be glorified. Dr. Barrett, a retired psychiatrist who resides in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is a well-known author, editor, and consumer advocate.