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Perhaps there's a relationship between the perceived need for a scientific sounding explanation and compatibility with traditional medicine for a particular ide

Perhaps there's a relationship between the perceived need for a scientific sounding explanation and compatibility with traditional medicine for a particular idea. It's ironic that virtually all drugs are discovered via effects and not designed via a known mechanism.

samatman 7y ago
Classes of drugs, yes. Once a novel compound is discovered, and the mechanism characterized, tweaking it to get better binding affinity for the affected binding site, or reduced affinity to a side-effect-producing site, is tractable and is practiced in industry and research.
rhoyerboat 7y ago
Without waxing too poetic about it, its like .. are you deliberately not hitting the nail on the head? ;) > Perhaps there's a relationship between the perceived need for a scientific sounding explanation and compatibility with traditional medicine for a particular idea. I think there is a chemical reward system in play in order to even want to seek information, of any quality. Even in its most utterly click-baity, priori, emotionally contrived or pseudo-scientific form...(needing something "science.") It isn't as deep of a reward system as the one engaged where you are totally in awe of natures order and discover the capacity to produce information and thus direct some control over it through planning...(demonstrable compatibility.)(its too bad the click-bait people aren't selling better dope.) That biology produces complex molecules which are even 'compatible between organisms in plant and animal is pretty awe inspiring. And, that the control of human intention has any control over nature, electrochemically or otherwise, likewise so. A couple movies come to mind: https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/pleasure-finding-things-out/ https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/pleasure-finding-things-out/ https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/botany-desire/ https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/botany-desire/

samatman 7y ago

Classes of drugs, yes. Once a novel compound is discovered, and the mechanism characterized, tweaking it to get better binding affinity for the affected binding site, or reduced affinity to a side-effect-producing site, is tractable and is practiced in industry and research.

rhoyerboat 7y ago

Without waxing too poetic about it, its like .. are you deliberately not hitting the nail on the head? ;) > Perhaps there's a relationship between the perceived need for a scientific sounding explanation and compatibility with traditional medicine for a particular idea. I think there is a chemical reward system in play in order to even want to seek information, of any quality. Even in its most utterly click-baity, priori, emotionally contrived or pseudo-scientific form...(needing something "science.") It isn't as deep of a reward system as the one engaged where you are totally in awe of natures order and discover the capacity to produce information and thus direct some control over it through planning...(demonstrable compatibility.)(its too bad the click-bait people aren't selling better dope.) That biology produces complex molecules which are even 'compatible between organisms in plant and animal is pretty awe inspiring. And, that the control of human intention has any control over nature, electrochemically or otherwise, likewise so. A couple movies come to mind: https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/pleasure-finding-things-out/ https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/pleasure-finding-things-out/ https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/botany-desire/ https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/botany-desire/