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Because medical science was in its infancy in 1870 and you should only trust medical advice from then if it is obvious, like don't light yourself on fire, or it
by wilsonnb3 2y ago
Because medical science was in its infancy in 1870 and you should only trust medical advice from then if it is obvious, like don't light yourself on fire, or it has been substantiated and backed up with peer reviewed science at some point in the last 150 years.
Your argument is just a mix of the appeal to nature fallacy and noble savage trope that people use to justify all sorts of medical treatments with no proven benefits.