Posted by JahL on March 17, 2001, at 18:08:40
In reply to Re: What DOES one do?, posted by Dr. Bob on March 17, 2001, at 16:04:17
> >It's not necessarily a bad thing to consider whether the drugs you're on are in fact helping you. And many people are helped by prayer. Maybe more than by drugs?
I can't believe you wld say such a thing! In fact I'm going to pretend you didn't so that I might maintain my fairly idealistic perception of you:-)
I would be interested to discover how precisely you think prayer might help people (ie placebo vs. divine intervention-if it's the latter then I bet you love my previous posts!).
IMO there are (generally speaking) 3 reasons an individual might not be helped by drugs;
1/ Their disorder has no biological origin.
2/ They are prescribed the 'wrong' drug (happens more often than not).
3/ There has not yet been invented a drug that addresses their specific aetiology.In 1/ & 2/-don't prescribe (consider therapy), & represcribe.
In the case of 3/. the inadequacies of medicine shld not be cause to clutch @ straws & offer false hope. The individual must accept that medicine is not as advanced as they want/need it to be. That's life.
> >I understand what you're saying, but that's [calling religion irrational] black-and-white and not very tolerant -- or supportive -- of alternative perspectives.
Sure, my standpoint is pretty polarised, but years of society ramming religion down my throat has nurtured a healthy contempt! Besides I'd happily keep my views to myself if others didn't insist on bringing 'god' up;-)
Maybe I'll tone down the way I express my thoughts tho'...
J.
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