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I dislike your casual dismissal of medical expertise, it smacks of ignorance. No offense, but "i don't trust doctors for arbitrary subjective reason X" is, to

by criley2 12y ago

I dislike your casual dismissal of medical expertise, it smacks of ignorance. No offense, but "i don't trust doctors for arbitrary subjective reason X" is, to me, the exact kind of garbage I hear from non-scientific "global warming skeptics". They find some arbitrary, subjective reason to validate their distrust of experts in a field they are a laymen in. I don't see how you're not doing the same thing. Vilify an industry, smear doctors because of your subjective vilification, and then apparently come online and promote your false "skepticism" rooted wholly in what sounds like a laypersons understanding of their work and industry.

pavel_lishin 12y ago
I also don't like that they extended their thesis of "I don't trust doctors" to "I, and everyone else, should be able to buy any medication I choose."
crazy1van 12y ago
I humbly ask that you please reread my comment. I didn't say anything about not trusting doctors. Nor did I say anything about vilifying them. I certainly didn't mean to be offensive. In fact, I am very much aware that there's a real chance at some point in my life I will be in a situation where a doctor will save my life. I said if you have insurance, you can easily walk into most doctors' office with the sniffles (my poor choice of words for an illness with symptoms, but most likely not needing antibiotics) and walk out with a script for an antibiotic. Perhaps my sample set is very abnormal, but I see this constantly among my friends and colleagues. When they get a cold, they go to the doctor after a few days and leave with a prescription. When I've asked folks about it, it seems mostly out of habit. You feel bad, you go to the doctor. I find it odd, because if I ever get really sick and need antibiotics to keep me alive, I want them to be maximally effective.
- pavel_lishin 12y ago
  > I didn't say anything about not trusting doctors. Yes you did: > The day doctors sold out and started accepting bribes from pharma reps is the day that I stopped trusting them

by criley2 12y ago

pavel_lishin 12y ago

I also don't like that they extended their thesis of "I don't trust doctors" to "I, and everyone else, should be able to buy any medication I choose."

crazy1van 12y ago

I humbly ask that you please reread my comment. I didn't say anything about not trusting doctors. Nor did I say anything about vilifying them. I certainly didn't mean to be offensive. In fact, I am very much aware that there's a real chance at some point in my life I will be in a situation where a doctor will save my life. I said if you have insurance, you can easily walk into most doctors' office with the sniffles (my poor choice of words for an illness with symptoms, but most likely not needing antibiotics) and walk out with a script for an antibiotic. Perhaps my sample set is very abnormal, but I see this constantly among my friends and colleagues. When they get a cold, they go to the doctor after a few days and leave with a prescription. When I've asked folks about it, it seems mostly out of habit. You feel bad, you go to the doctor. I find it odd, because if I ever get really sick and need antibiotics to keep me alive, I want them to be maximally effective.

pavel_lishin 12y ago
> I didn't say anything about not trusting doctors. Yes you did: > The day doctors sold out and started accepting bribes from pharma reps is the day that I stopped trusting them