(September 20, 2018 at 11:57 am)vulcanlogician Wrote:(September 20, 2018 at 11:27 am)Minimalist Wrote: They sure as shit knew nothing about bacteria or viruses....
https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/me...l-england/
And pounding someone on the head with a mace was one of their main "political" innovations. At this time, the only light in the world was in the muslim areas and they had to go fuck that up in the name of 'allah.'
Lol.
Geez, Min. Ya ever heard of the Greeks? The Romans? Not every ancient was a stupified Christian.
No, but they weren't much smarter. After all Galen was one one of their top "physicians" and he came up with the theory of the 4 "Humours."
Quote:This theory held that four humors or bodily fluids held the secret to health. These humors were, blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile.
Medicine probably killed more people than it saved until the science started to roll in on bacteria and viruses. In fact until then praying to the god who isn't there was no less effective than current medical techniques and probably did a lot less harm.