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Minchin's Law is the central law of so-called complementary and alternative medicine (SCAM).[1][2][3]
It was originally stated by Australian humourist Tim Minchin as follows:
"By definition", I begin
"Alternative Medicine", I continue
"Has either not been proved to work,
Or been proved not to work.
You know what they call "alternative medicine"
That’s been proved to work?
Medicine."— Tim Minchin, Storm[4]
Thus, any alternative medical treatment is presumptively bogus.