Theos-Talk Archives (July 2004 Message tt00097)

stevestubbs wrote:
> > 	Actually, there isn't.
> If the molecules are uniformly distributed throughout the solvent 
> chemical (in this case distilled water), which could easily be done 
> by letting the solution stand for a day or two, I would defy even 
> Koot Hoomi to dilute the solvent to such a degree that not a single 
> molecule of the chemical originally dissolved in it remains. 
Are you aware of how homeopathic preparation works? It isn't a simple 
dilution. It's a SERIES of dilutions. For example, 30C (one of the less 
dilute preparations) is created as follows. 1 unit is diluted with 99 
units of distilled water, and mixed well. Then 1 unit of that mixture is 
diluted with 99 units of distilled water, and mixed well. Then one unit 
of THAT mixture is diluted with 99 units of water. This is repeated 
until this has been done 30 times. This, one of the less dilute, ends up 
with 1 part in 10^60. Now, consider that one gram molecular weight is 
6.02 x 10^23. It is easy to see that there is not a single molecule of 
the substance in most homeopathic preparations.

Bart