October 20, 2010

#808: The Economic Argument explain

[A three-column table. The headings are actually standing above the table.]

{| class=“wikitable alternance”

! Crazyphenomenon

! If it worked, companieswould be using it tomake a killing in…

! Arethey?

|-

| Remote Viewing

| rowspan = 2 | Oil Prospecting

|

|-

| Dowsing

|

|-

| Auras

| rowspan = 3 | Health CareCost Reduction

|

|-

| Homeopathy

|

|-

| Remote Prayer

|

|-

| Astrology

| rowspan = 2 | Financial/BusinessPlanning

|

|-

| Tarot

|

|-

| Crystal Energy

| Regular Energy

|

|-

| Curses, Hexes

| The Military

|

|-

| Relativity

| GPS Devices

| style=“text-align:center;” | ✓

|-

| QuantumElectrodynamics

| SemiconductorCircuit Design

| style=“text-align:center;” | ✓

|}

Eventually, arguing that these things work means arguing that modern capitalism isn’t that ruthlessly profit-focused.