Posted by Mitchell on December 29, 2002, at 14:54:31
In reply to Re: Court-ordered discussion, posted by Phil on December 29, 2002, at 13:57:42
> My opinion, Dr. Bob is honest and doing the best he can to keep the board from turning into a screaming, nightmare of conflicting veiws.
That is similar to the way some medications affect the thalamus of a schizophrenic - they help gate the flood of conflicting, undifferentiated information reaching the cerebrum.
Honesty and best effort are the minimum I expect from a physician's public presentation. A physician's honesty and personal best effort, however, might not be the most reliable standard by which to measure the efficacy and risk of an effort. Peer review and client response offer other measures of efficacy and risk. We can also assess the knowledge behind an effort and the context of the effort. As consumers and as citizens, we can independently assess and sometimes regulate medical claims.
> Blame Dr Bob or UC being Baptist. Thank you, you illustrated my point. It gets nasty fast in regards to religion. That's why he has to make the judgements he makes. If you said that on the religion board, several posters might get unhappy. Then another finger pointing Holy War breaks out.
Presumptions are often durable and carry through organizations though members of the organization may have tested and altered the presumption.
> The last thing we need is controversy over faith.
In our human minds, that might be the last thing we have when our mortal cognition fades. Maybe that's why so many of us spend so much time learning ways to negotiate conflicting presumptions.
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