Garzik: An Andre To Remember

Posted Aug 1, 2012 10:27 UTC (Wed) by hummassa (subscriber, #307)
In reply to: Garzik: An Andre To Remember by morhippo
Parent article: Garzik: An Andre To Remember

Seconded. It is inelegant and seems like the person is taking advantage of the situation to proselytize.

Garzik: An Andre To Remember

Posted Aug 2, 2012 10:11 UTC (Thu) by dunlapg (guest, #57764) [Link] (5 responses)

So what's the difference between saying, "Seek professional help" and "Seek spiritual help"? If you genuinely believe the benefits of therapy and medication (in the appropriate context), would you refrain from mentioning it because you know *some* people don't believe in it? So if you genuinely believe Christianity (or whatever) will benefit someone, why should you refrain from mentioning it because you know some people don't believe it?

Garzik: An Andre To Remember

Posted Aug 2, 2012 12:47 UTC (Thu) by mpr22 (subscriber, #60784) [Link] (1 responses)

Speaking on the basis of knowing several people with bipolar spectrum disorders: God can't write you a prescription for carbamazepine; your psychiatrist can.

Garzik: An Andre To Remember

Posted Aug 2, 2012 13:05 UTC (Thu) by dunlapg (guest, #57764) [Link]

Indeed. No one said *not* to go to a psychiatrist; he only recommended to *also* look into church and prayer.

Garzik: An Andre To Remember

Posted Aug 5, 2012 21:05 UTC (Sun) by hummassa (subscriber, #307) [Link] (2 responses)

> So what's the difference between saying, "Seek professional help" and "Seek spiritual help"?

Basically? Science.

Garzik: An Andre To Remember

Posted Aug 12, 2012 18:40 UTC (Sun) by Wol (subscriber, #4433) [Link] (1 responses)

And what is science?

As practiced by humanity, precious little difference between that and religion! See my other comment :-)

Cheers,
Wol

Garzik: An Andre To Remember

Posted Aug 12, 2012 18:44 UTC (Sun) by Wol (subscriber, #4433) [Link]

I should add to that, science is supposedly the rational observation and study of "what is", but in reality in medicine (and certainly it seems true of American medical research) it appears largely to be the collection of "facts" that re-inforce the financial interests of big pharma. (And the suppression of "inconvenient" facts that don't.)

And the same appears to be true of many other areas of big business, too :-(

Cheers,
Wol