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With warning of anecdote rather than evidence, Doctors are the worst [1] for this! So many of them seem to think they're scientists, when the majority of them a

With warning of anecdote rather than evidence, Doctors are the worst [1] for this! So many of them seem to think they're scientists, when the majority of them are far from it. [1] In the hyperbolic sense; I wouldn't like to suggest a literal truth here

icantdrive55 10y ago
"Just highly trained mechanics." Dr. Dean Edell I always felt that was unfair to most mechanics, but he trying was proving a point. The mechanics I know can't claim, "Oh, it's an art too?". And--yes I understand the human body is more complex. I'm talking about being dragged in for refills. Dancing around those huge egos. Blah, etc. And watch Trump give them tort reform. I wanted it for years. Now--I think they might abuse the privelege? My beef is not just Docters. It's the AMA. Its their Lobbiests. It's the money side of the career.
type0 10y ago
Well if you listen to doctors they'll say we apply scientifically proven methods, and some portion of them actually do science. My impression is that doctors like to sound smarter than they often are. Since medicine is more of an art form than anything - most physicians are like artists (albeit highly trained ones). And as with any art you have the whole spectrum of quality.
bsder 10y ago
Doctors are at a bad intersection of customer service and science. On the one hand, doctors need to sound authoritative to 99.9% of all people since they are almost always delivering news the patient doesn't want to hear (exercise, eat less junk, take these pills 3 times equally spaced not 2 with lunch, etc.) On the other hand, many doctors just aren't that smart. Being a doctor today isn't an automatic sign to me that you are in the top 1% of brainpower. Some of my doctors are, most aren't. In addition, many doctors don't continue to learn over time. If you do that, you eventually become dumb.

icantdrive55 10y ago

"Just highly trained mechanics." Dr. Dean Edell I always felt that was unfair to most mechanics, but he trying was proving a point. The mechanics I know can't claim, "Oh, it's an art too?". And--yes I understand the human body is more complex. I'm talking about being dragged in for refills. Dancing around those huge egos. Blah, etc. And watch Trump give them tort reform. I wanted it for years. Now--I think they might abuse the privelege? My beef is not just Docters. It's the AMA. Its their Lobbiests. It's the money side of the career.

type0 10y ago

Well if you listen to doctors they'll say we apply scientifically proven methods, and some portion of them actually do science. My impression is that doctors like to sound smarter than they often are. Since medicine is more of an art form than anything - most physicians are like artists (albeit highly trained ones). And as with any art you have the whole spectrum of quality.

bsder 10y ago

Doctors are at a bad intersection of customer service and science. On the one hand, doctors need to sound authoritative to 99.9% of all people since they are almost always delivering news the patient doesn't want to hear (exercise, eat less junk, take these pills 3 times equally spaced not 2 with lunch, etc.) On the other hand, many doctors just aren't that smart. Being a doctor today isn't an automatic sign to me that you are in the top 1% of brainpower. Some of my doctors are, most aren't. In addition, many doctors don't continue to learn over time. If you do that, you eventually become dumb.