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My ophthalmologist requires masks and social distancing in his office. He also recommended against wearing contacts for the duration of the pandemic (he says gl

• tablespoon 5y ago
  >> If you take advice on infectious diseases from an ophthalmologist, you're going to have a bad time. > Why am I going to have a bad time for following his rules and advice? You're not, you're just being over-literal. Most ophthalmologists are sensible people who will give guidance outside their fields that comports with the guidance from medical professionals in that field. That sounds like your ophthalmologist. However, if you find an ophthalmologist who blatantly contradicts the guidance from areas far outside his field, then that's when "you're going to have a bad time." The reason for that is you've likely found someone who doesn't respect the limits of his own knowledge and experience.
• jeffbee 5y ago
  If your podiatrist says the earth is round, and you agree, you are not taking advice in cosmology from a podiatrist. But if your podiatrist tells you the earth is flat, and you believe that, then you are. See the difference?
  • jimmydorry 5y ago
    No, I don't see the difference. That just sounds like an example of confirmation bias.