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- From: phoffman@orac.holonet.net (Paul E. Hoffman)
- Subject: Re: War cry of the scientific
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- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 20:04:50 GMT
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- >Sorry to be so cranky about this, but we should not tolerate loose talk and
- >careless thinking when peoples' health and lives are at stake.
-
- Why the hell not? Are you saying that every time (or even most of the time
- that I go to an AMA doctor all I'm getting is "tight" talk and careful
- thinking? What hallucinogens are you on? The ideas that have sprung up in
- the last 100 years about how to cure diseases are as much a fad as those
- that have sprung up in the last 50.
-
- >Some naif might
- >mistake some of what passes here for actual wisdom.
-
- They sure might. Or they might see it as helpful. Or as stupid. Or as
- harmful. Why do you assume that your view of how to treat someone elses'
- health is any more valid than theirs? Because you are "wiser"?
-
- >>Paul Hoffman
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- || Why quote someone else? ||
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