(On top of that, I also remember reading somewhere, but cannot remember where or vouch for, a claim that the metalworking technology required to produce needles as long, narrow and supple (non-brittle) as acupuncture needles simply did not exist until recently, maybe early 20C, maybe 19C, but certainly not 16C or earlier China, let along 20C BC China.)
...even ignoring the fact that appeal to antiquity is a logical fallacy, again very much not the cup of tea for a well-bred rationalist.
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/the-forefather... + its references.
(On top of that, I also remember reading somewhere, but cannot remember where or vouch for, a claim that the metalworking technology required to produce needles as long, narrow and supple (non-brittle) as acupuncture needles simply did not exist until recently, maybe early 20C, maybe 19C, but certainly not 16C or earlier China, let along 20C BC China.)
...even ignoring the fact that appeal to antiquity is a logical fallacy, again very much not the cup of tea for a well-bred rationalist.