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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 954 Views
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sodium. LadyLorraine - 04/10/2011 05:44:51 PM 667 Views
Yeah, what she said. Armand Hammer - 04/10/2011 05:51:58 PM 835 Views
who the hell is "Cecil"? LadyLorraine - 04/10/2011 06:10:05 PM 640 Views
Cecil Adams? You are unfamiliar with The Straight Dope? Armand Hammer - 04/10/2011 06:55:07 PM 717 Views
I still don't see a single qualification. LadyLorraine - 04/10/2011 08:18:40 PM 688 Views
I have no idea what his qualifications, if any, are. Armand Hammer - 04/10/2011 09:01:51 PM 656 Views
like I said, it's not necessarily personal against HIM LadyLorraine - 04/10/2011 10:18:25 PM 609 Views
Cecil has been known to cite. Armand Hammer - 04/10/2011 10:47:00 PM 708 Views
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Preach it sister! *NM* Avendesora - 04/10/2011 11:47:30 PM 360 Views
Peace be with you. Armand Hammer - 05/10/2011 12:50:30 AM 620 Views
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Tasty, too. Armand Hammer - 05/10/2011 01:09:57 AM 645 Views
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Yes. Armand Hammer - 05/10/2011 03:24:19 PM 610 Views
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Sure. Armand Hammer - 05/10/2011 03:25:56 PM 592 Views
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It is the people's baking soda, comrade, and the people are the market. Armand Hammer - 05/10/2011 03:28:27 PM 634 Views
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