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I have no idea what his qualifications, if any, are. Armand Hammer Send a noteboard - 04/10/2011 09:01:51 PM
Is he a chemist? biologist? doctor?

It's less a personal attack on him. He might be very good at researching his subject material, and his reputation that I can find on wiki and such seems to suggest such...

but He's DEFINITELY not an "Expert opinion", and the way you referred to him initially led me to the impression you felt he was.

It's just a personal thing. I'm kind of fed up with people ignoring experts for decision making, and it's irritating to me when people act like they know wtf they're talking about. I saw a question/answer site about various points of animal medicine, and the columnist was not a veterinarian and, in fact, didn't have any reference about her credentials beyond "PhD" (which could be anything). It's just something that irritates me.

He seems pretty knowledgable, and I've never heard anyone question his veracity. He seems to source his stuff pretty well, but could be pulling it out of his butt for all I know.

How 'bout this: Cecil Adams' Straight Dope is as reliable a source of medical information as any other random post in a parody thread by a man who's been dead for 22 years on a fan fiction site. If you feel obliged to seek a second opinion you may do so with my blessing (and encouragement.) ;)
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Baking Soda Armand Hammer - 04/10/2011 05:21:00 PM 1114 Views
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Again, Deus vult; 'tis the nature of religion to produce the miraculous. Armand Hammer - 04/10/2011 05:45:50 PM 767 Views
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*sad head shake* LadyLorraine - 04/10/2011 08:11:41 PM 796 Views
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hey it causes anti-acid trips, im not going near it *NM* Yunalesca - 04/10/2011 05:34:12 PM 442 Views
Free your mind from the shackles of reactionary dogma. Armand Hammer - 04/10/2011 05:47:46 PM 834 Views
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I have been on every trip, some of them more than once. Armand Hammer - 05/10/2011 12:50:09 AM 883 Views
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sodium. LadyLorraine - 04/10/2011 05:44:51 PM 844 Views
Yeah, what she said. Armand Hammer - 04/10/2011 05:51:58 PM 1008 Views
who the hell is "Cecil"? LadyLorraine - 04/10/2011 06:10:05 PM 793 Views
Cecil Adams? You are unfamiliar with The Straight Dope? Armand Hammer - 04/10/2011 06:55:07 PM 889 Views
I still don't see a single qualification. LadyLorraine - 04/10/2011 08:18:40 PM 833 Views
I have no idea what his qualifications, if any, are. Armand Hammer - 04/10/2011 09:01:51 PM 820 Views
like I said, it's not necessarily personal against HIM LadyLorraine - 04/10/2011 10:18:25 PM 761 Views
Cecil has been known to cite. Armand Hammer - 04/10/2011 10:47:00 PM 883 Views
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I choose to take that as a compliment. Armand Hammer - 04/10/2011 10:25:14 PM 867 Views
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Preach it sister! *NM* Avendesora - 04/10/2011 11:47:30 PM 426 Views
Peace be with you. Armand Hammer - 05/10/2011 12:50:30 AM 791 Views
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Tasty, too. Armand Hammer - 05/10/2011 01:09:57 AM 825 Views
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That is also acceptable, Bob's your uncle, as the saying goes. Armand Hammer - 05/10/2011 03:06:10 AM 769 Views
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Baking powder IS baking soda. Armand Hammer - 05/10/2011 06:16:29 AM 812 Views
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I've been reading The Ascent of Money. *NM* Ghavrel - 06/10/2011 08:58:41 AM 395 Views
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Yes. Armand Hammer - 05/10/2011 03:24:19 PM 768 Views
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Sure. Armand Hammer - 05/10/2011 03:25:56 PM 765 Views
Why do we need a *brand* baking soda? How have you managed to entirely corner the market? Aeryn - 05/10/2011 01:35:54 PM 765 Views
It is the people's baking soda, comrade, and the people are the market. Armand Hammer - 05/10/2011 03:28:27 PM 808 Views
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It can be mixed with vinegar to produce a CO2 rich environment so your weed grows up to 5X faster Armand Hammer - 05/10/2011 03:39:09 PM 864 Views
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