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Revision as of 17:53, June 15, 2019
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== Traditional Chinese medicine ==
== Traditional Chinese medicine ==
''See also:'' [[Traditional Chinese medicine]]
''See also:'' [[Traditional Chinese medicine]] and [[Atheism and unscientific medical practices]]
[[File:Ncvjgfu.jpg|thumbnail|right|190px|The [[atheism|atheist]], [[communism|communist]] dictator [[Mao Zedong]] revived and heavily promoted Traditional Chinese medicine in China. He didn't believe in it himself, but pushed it as a cheap alternative to real medicine.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2018/10/01/who-endorses-tcm-expect-deaths-to-rise/#1f0c61f16418 WHO Endorses Traditional Chinese Medicine. Expect Deaths To Rise] by Steven Salzberg, Forbes magazine</ref> See also: [[Atheism and unscientific medical practices]] ]]
[[File:Ncvjgfu.jpg|thumbnail|right|190px|The [[atheism|atheist]], [[communism|communist]] dictator [[Mao Zedong]] revived and heavily promoted Traditional Chinese medicine in China. He didn't believe in it himself, but pushed it as a cheap alternative to real medicine.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2018/10/01/who-endorses-tcm-expect-deaths-to-rise/#1f0c61f16418 WHO Endorses Traditional Chinese Medicine. Expect Deaths To Rise] by Steven Salzberg, Forbes magazine</ref> See also: [[Atheism and unscientific medical practices]] ]]
As the Nature article points out, TCM has been a scam for decades: it was revived and heavily promoted in China by former dictator [[Mao Zedong]], who didn't believe in it himself, but pushed it as a cheap alternative to real medicine.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2018/10/01/who-endorses-tcm-expect-deaths-to-rise/#1f0c61f16418 WHO Endorses Traditional Chinese Medicine. Expect Deaths To Rise] by Steven Salzberg, Forbes magazine</ref>}}
As the Nature article points out, TCM has been a scam for decades: it was revived and heavily promoted in China by former dictator [[Mao Zedong]], who didn't believe in it himself, but pushed it as a cheap alternative to real medicine.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2018/10/01/who-endorses-tcm-expect-deaths-to-rise/#1f0c61f16418 WHO Endorses Traditional Chinese Medicine. Expect Deaths To Rise] by Steven Salzberg, Forbes magazine</ref>}}
== References ==
== References ==