{"id":1395,"date":"2026-02-09T13:33:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T13:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mayohomeopathy.ie\/?p=1395"},"modified":"2026-02-09T13:37:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T13:37:34","slug":"discussion-on-homeopathy-philosophy-of-medicine-evidence-efficaciousness-limits-proof-etc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mayohomeopathy.ie\/index.php\/discussion-on-homeopathy-philosophy-of-medicine-evidence-efficaciousness-limits-proof-etc\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussion on homeopathy – philosophy of medicine, evidence, efficaciousness, limits, proof, etc"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the video discussion on WCAT Radio, based in Ohio, on homeopathy (see below), I am joined by Fr Jacek Norkowski, a Polish priest and philosopher who is also a qualified medical doctor (MD). Fr Norkowski is knowledgeable about biophysics, is familiar with the use of homeopathy by various popes and he is a great defender of homeopathy.<\/p>\n

Fr Norkowski’s sister is a practising physician who uses homeopathy in her practice. He recounts his journey to homeopathy from allopathy.<\/p>\n

One of the group later informed me that his son benefited hugely from homeopathy and later grew up to have a successful career as a teacher, which had been thought unlikely.<\/p>\n

Some questions asked by the hosts:<\/p>\n

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  1. What is homeopathy? What is its history?<\/li>\n
  2. How does it differ from allopathic medicine? What are the philosophical bases of both systems? Why might a Catholic prefer homeopathy because of the Thomistic philosophical and theological traditions? How do both homeopathy and allopathy presuppose a certain understanding of human nature? Is homeopathy more congruent with a Thomistic understanding than with a Cartesian understanding of how a living organism functions?<\/li>\n
  3. Do we know how homeopathy works? What do we say to critics who claim it is merely a placebo or that it has never been validated by proper scientific testing?<\/li>\n
  4. Why are some Catholics suspicious of homeopathy?<\/li>\n
  5. In Europe, what is the situation with homeopathy? Is it accepted in most of the national health plans of EU nations? What do you see as its future? What are the barriers to its increased acceptance? In particular, how do allopathic practitioners view homeopathy? In the U.S. I’ve noticed a slight increase in allopaths who are willing to take it seriously.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n