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Doesn't a finding like this move us a big step away from that double-edged problem? I would dispute your claim that people think all they need to do is chew on
by GavinMcG 10y ago
Doesn't a finding like this move us a big step away from that double-edged problem? I would dispute your claim that people think all they need to do is chew on some shrooms, etc. – I've never seen an article that suggested anything of the sort. But even if that were the case, discovering that the psychedelic effects may be separable from the antidepressant effect moves us away from that idea. Yet you seem to treat this news negatively.
- rm_-rf_slash 10y agoSadly, you seem to have missed my point, which is not to say that there is anything wrong with the science, but rather folks who would read the same article and think "maybe all I need is a good trip and I don't need no stinkin' doctor to tell me what to do or how much to take."
- aminorex 10y agoAt a guess, the majority would be correct. In general, physicians, like all humans, are incompetent and self-interested. Absolving yourself of personal responsibility by ceding your autonomy to an authority figure rarely works out. This is why I hate compulsory government healthcare: Physicians cease to be employees or voluntary servants who help, and become police (or tax farmers) who control and exploit. It is human nature.
- GavinMcG 10y ago> In general, physicians, like all humans, are incompetent and self-interested Self-interested, perhaps. But assuming that physicians are representative of the broader population when it comes to incompetence is really poorly-grounded.
- aminorex 10y agoI have had close friends killed by grossly incompetent diagnosticians, and seen numerous botched and often superfluous surgeries. Completely anecdotal, but evidently typical of rural environs.