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A significant part of science is plucking the true bits from common sense. A fair chunk of what we call medicine is folk remedies that stood up to rigorous test
by dspillett 3mo ago
A significant part of science is plucking the true bits from common sense. A fair chunk of what we call medicine is folk remedies that stood up to rigorous testing.
- teamonkey 3mo agoYes, but the testing bit is what makes it a scientifically-proven method and not a folk remedy. There are also a lot of folk remedies that have been disproven as medicine. They too were ‘common sense.’
- ToucanLoucan 3mo ago> There are also a lot of folk remedies that have been disproven as medicine. They too were ‘common sense.’ "You know what they call alternative medicine that works? Medicine." - Tim Minchin
- perpetuallunch 3mo agoModern medicine is dominated by very new ideas and technologies. Gene therapies, targeted cancer treatments, blood pressure medication, antibiotics, surgery, joint replacements, sterile practices, vaccines, hormone replacement therapies.
- wavemode 3mo agoCurious what you mean by this. There is very, very little medical knowledge today that aligns with historical folk wisdom. (Even simple things like "an apple a day" - apples are fine, but foods like berries, kiwis and avocados tend to have both lower sugar and much higher nutritional content.)