“tsundoku”—I finally have a name for the lifelong condition I have suffered in tandem with bibliophilia and typomania!
Speaking of Semmelweis, have you read “The Doctors’ Plague”? It captures this tragic tale of medical malpractice by groupthink powerfully.
One mystery: The book refers to him as “Ignac,” yet many others use “Ignaz.” I have not had time to investigate the source of these alternative spellings and which is considered more definitive.
Yes, every industry would have its own "corrupting" and status quo mechanics, but I have this thesis, yet fully formed, that medicine is the gold medalist, that is it "the most corrupt" of all of them.
“…. how can the masses think clearly when none of the inputs are “true or likely to be true” anymore….” Sounds congruent with Big Agriculture’s assault on Nature. Hardly any of the inputs except sunlight (for the moment) are ‘true’ anymore: GMO seeds, dead soil, poisons and chemical fertilisers. Let alone processed food. It’s certainly FrankenFood. Our whole ‘modern’ culture is a simulacrum.
Covid 19 and Dissolving Illusions have broken my previous misplaced faith in the 3 letter institutions....but we all operate our lives on some sort of FAITH no? Had we been following biblical law these last years...different outcome. Quarantines are permitted...for the SICK! Not the healthy. ‘Essential/non-essential work’? “Six days you shall work”, no such thing as non-essential. I could go on...as for washing hands....also a biblical prerogative.
Agree. This is one of the most important essays that I read early on in Covid. I, like many, had totally underestimated the role of The Bible and Christina faith in keeping society from "going off the rails", and that we certainly have.
From that essay....”We live in a highly spiritualized age, I argue, when we believe that our ordinary political opponents are not merely mistaken but actually evil. We live with religious anxiety when we expect our attitudes toward social questions to explain our goodness and our salvation.”
We humans are inescapably religious. But contradictory precepts cannot both be true at once, so which “religion” is TRUE? Well none (including materialism) is provably true or false, but looking at the weight of history, which belief system has the most positive effect on human flourishing? (Which I’ll use as a proxy for “most likely true”) The question answers itself....
"I had no idea that radical mastectomy was also a rotten part of medical history. How much bullshit can one “profession” carry?"
Have you heard of this one yet?
•
"Did you know, Doctor," I said, "that Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance paid for clitoridectomies in the United States until 1977?"
His shocked expression told me all I needed to know. That embarrassing chapter of medical history had been left out of his textbooks. Even authors of the most scholarly books about the history of circumcision don't know how long female genital mutilation endured in the USA. The history of female circumcision here has been a well-guarded secret, especially from its victims."
I highly recommend the book. It's an eye opener. Especially if you believe in bodily autonomy... which is DENIED to 3000 American newborn boys EVERY SINGLE DAY.
There are many perfect examples, such as these and as mentioned in the comments re genitalia mutilation, within westernized allopathic medicine, of why alternative medicine practitioners, throughout the last few centuries, in various ancient medical systems around the world, have considered the westernized medics illiterate and unenlightened barbaric butchers! The arrogant, "hocus pocus", condecendingly secretive intellectualism of the westernised medical industry is horrendous. Its become an egotistical, compassionless cash register, not the empathetic art form that Hippocrates and Galen both envisioned.
It's increasingly apparent that our supposedly superior Western societies are fundamentalist at core. despite all of the happy talk of rational discourse and the very thin veneer of supposed diversity and inclusivity. We cling so fiercely to what we claim to be "truth". It is a mindset that is supremely anti-dialectical.
Horrific. As one of those males denied bodily autonomy, who doesn’t know differently🤣🤣, I feel there is a difference between the two (m vs f). Not that I have data...
“tsundoku”—I finally have a name for the lifelong condition I have suffered in tandem with bibliophilia and typomania!
Speaking of Semmelweis, have you read “The Doctors’ Plague”? It captures this tragic tale of medical malpractice by groupthink powerfully.
One mystery: The book refers to him as “Ignac,” yet many others use “Ignaz.” I have not had time to investigate the source of these alternative spellings and which is considered more definitive.
No I haven't read that one, thanks for the tip Margaret, it will be added to my collection (tsundoku 😉).
😆
That’s what I suspected, and thank you for confirming!
In engineering the silent agreed justification for ignoring scientific advance is Not Invented Here.
Yes, every industry would have its own "corrupting" and status quo mechanics, but I have this thesis, yet fully formed, that medicine is the gold medalist, that is it "the most corrupt" of all of them.
Scientific medicine as developed by Rockefeller money surely is very corrupt.
“…. how can the masses think clearly when none of the inputs are “true or likely to be true” anymore….” Sounds congruent with Big Agriculture’s assault on Nature. Hardly any of the inputs except sunlight (for the moment) are ‘true’ anymore: GMO seeds, dead soil, poisons and chemical fertilisers. Let alone processed food. It’s certainly FrankenFood. Our whole ‘modern’ culture is a simulacrum.
Yep. I think back to the restaurant scene in The Matrix more and more every day.
https://youtu.be/vkvdAznoFqY
🤣 perfect summation!
Thank you. How can my eyes be opened any wider, yet they are. Again, thank you.
I know the feeling. Every time I look under another rock I think "not again!".
Covid 19 and Dissolving Illusions have broken my previous misplaced faith in the 3 letter institutions....but we all operate our lives on some sort of FAITH no? Had we been following biblical law these last years...different outcome. Quarantines are permitted...for the SICK! Not the healthy. ‘Essential/non-essential work’? “Six days you shall work”, no such thing as non-essential. I could go on...as for washing hands....also a biblical prerogative.
Agree. This is one of the most important essays that I read early on in Covid. I, like many, had totally underestimated the role of The Bible and Christina faith in keeping society from "going off the rails", and that we certainly have.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/weekly-standard/the-spiritual-shape-of-political-ideas
From that essay....”We live in a highly spiritualized age, I argue, when we believe that our ordinary political opponents are not merely mistaken but actually evil. We live with religious anxiety when we expect our attitudes toward social questions to explain our goodness and our salvation.”
We humans are inescapably religious. But contradictory precepts cannot both be true at once, so which “religion” is TRUE? Well none (including materialism) is provably true or false, but looking at the weight of history, which belief system has the most positive effect on human flourishing? (Which I’ll use as a proxy for “most likely true”) The question answers itself....
I think you're onto something....
PRIDE is one of the (so-called) Seven Deadly Sins
"I had no idea that radical mastectomy was also a rotten part of medical history. How much bullshit can one “profession” carry?"
Have you heard of this one yet?
•
"Did you know, Doctor," I said, "that Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance paid for clitoridectomies in the United States until 1977?"
His shocked expression told me all I needed to know. That embarrassing chapter of medical history had been left out of his textbooks. Even authors of the most scholarly books about the history of circumcision don't know how long female genital mutilation endured in the USA. The history of female circumcision here has been a well-guarded secret, especially from its victims."
~ Patricia Robinett; The Rape of Innocence
https://a.co/do2hrln
What?!?!?!?
I highly recommend the book. It's an eye opener. Especially if you believe in bodily autonomy... which is DENIED to 3000 American newborn boys EVERY SINGLE DAY.
The author.... an American woman... was mutilated TWICE herself by American medical doctors.
There are many perfect examples, such as these and as mentioned in the comments re genitalia mutilation, within westernized allopathic medicine, of why alternative medicine practitioners, throughout the last few centuries, in various ancient medical systems around the world, have considered the westernized medics illiterate and unenlightened barbaric butchers! The arrogant, "hocus pocus", condecendingly secretive intellectualism of the westernised medical industry is horrendous. Its become an egotistical, compassionless cash register, not the empathetic art form that Hippocrates and Galen both envisioned.
It's increasingly apparent that our supposedly superior Western societies are fundamentalist at core. despite all of the happy talk of rational discourse and the very thin veneer of supposed diversity and inclusivity. We cling so fiercely to what we claim to be "truth". It is a mindset that is supremely anti-dialectical.
Horrific. As one of those males denied bodily autonomy, who doesn’t know differently🤣🤣, I feel there is a difference between the two (m vs f). Not that I have data...