German physician Samuel Hahnemann published “The Medicine of Experience,” a book outlining the principles of homeopathy. At the time, bacteria, viruses, and antibiotics were unknown. Treatments were performed using methods such as leeches. At the time, if you asked a patient whether he preferred to be treated with leeches or with the memory of water, he would likely answer the latter. Today, however… the same thing happens. Randomized, double-blind scientific studies have repeatedly demonstrated the effectiveness of homeopathy as equal to that of a placebo.
