Arthur Arden (dr_arden) wrote in valarnet, @ 2013-06-05 21:07:00 |
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Entry tags: | anders, dr arthur arden, elaine mallory, mayuri kurotsuchi, nienor niniel, theophilia flowers |
Today I had a patient in my clinic who wanted to inquire about possible homeopathic treatments. It's difficult to respond to such a question; I merely stood back and admired the purity of the patient's stupidity...much in the way I admire the botfly. It's a disgusting little beast that I wouldn't touch with a barge pole, but I admire it's evolutionary perfection. As for the patient, I tossed her from my building.
People talk about 'alternative' treatments, but what they mean is 'magic' or 'God'...both meaningless terms. When real treatments, real alternative treatments and real scientific strides arise in the public eye....people shriek and cry and whine in terror. They complain about risk, and the politicians rush to get such practices banned in the name of petty, time-relative morality. Ignorance is prevalent...people cling to it like a security blanket. Discovery can be terrifying, and this is a world of cowards.
Science, or hogwash. Those are your choices. In the end, those are the only choices.