Thursday January 29th Meeting #720
Open If you would like to speak, or simply would like more information about the
College of Complexes, contact the Program Coordinators Tom Berry tomberry1@att.net
214-738-3386 ell): John Beesley johnb001@airmail.net 972-931-7770 (home).
Chicago Campus
Every Saturday 5 PM CT Meeting #3,850
Alternate programs on Zoom from the Chicago Campus at 5:00 PM CT
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Every Thursday 6:00 PM
Sustaining the Academic Tradition of "One Fool at a Time"
Dallas Campus
Solicitation for Speakers
The Next Open Date is
January 29th
or any subsequent Thursday in the coming year
To Disquiet the Minds of the People
The College of Complexes in Chicago, IL,
meets every Saturday at 5:00 PM on Zoom
Occupy Your Mind
Established Feb. 28, 2009
Weekly Free Speech Forum
College of Complexes
The Playground for People Who Think
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1. Presentation by Guest Speaker
2. Questions and Answers
3. Remarks and Rebuttals
(5 minutes each / infamous)
Format:
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All meeting are open to the public.
The college maintains no membership, and is operated on a volunteer basis.
If you would like to speak, or simply would like more information about the College of Complexes, contact the Program Coordinators
Tom Berry tomberry1@att.net (214) 738-3386 (cell)
John Beesley johnb001@airmail.net 972-931-7770 (cell)
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Statement on Free Speech
Our constitution and laws encourage the freest possible exchange of opinions, ideas, and information. In part, that recognizes our worth and dignity as human beings. To forbid us to speak our minds demeans us and makes us more like slaves or robots than citizens of a free country. But as important as freedom of expression is for us as individuals, it is perhaps more important to society at large.
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Thursday January 22nd Meeting #719
Lack of Regulation of Medical Marketing of Supplements –
what do terms “treats, prevents, or supports” really mean?
Dr. Daniel Herlihy, family practice physician, medical coach and educator, author of 3 books, will discuss, and points out: , will d "Look at the label for example of a supplement, “Viadin H". What do you think this supplement does? What is it good for? It would be very reasonable for you to assume that Viadin H prevents cardiovascular disease. After all, it says it right there on the label: “supports heart function.” But of course, if we put our close-reading glasses on, we recognize that “supports heart function” is very much not the same as “prevents myocardial infarction” or “treats heart failure.” In fact, upon closer examination, we may even realize that “supports heart function” is devoid of any real semantic quality. What does it even mean? Could it mean… nothing? There’s plenty to complain about in the vitamin and supplement industry: the lack of real regulation, lack of tight manufacturing controls, adulteration, influencers. But deceptive marketing practices, the use of weasel terms like “supports heart function,” really steams my kettle.
But do these weasel terms actually work? Are they fooling anyone? It turns out, yeah, they are, and now we have proof. "
