RE: On the subject of Hell and Salvation
February 24, 2019 at 10:27 pm
(This post was last modified: February 24, 2019 at 10:53 pm by fredd bear.)
Up to a year ago, I had a dear friend called Wayne.
Wayne watched a lot of 'fringe ' health documentaries online and visited a heap of sites, learning about wonderful products, including many about which he would end with the enthusiastic endorsement "-----AND, it cures cancer!"
He took a range of quack medicines, ate and drank some unusual things, as preventative measures. He refused to listen when I tried to tell him these (often expensive) things were bogus.
Because of these beliefs, Wayne was anti mainstream medicine, and rarely went to a doctor.
About a year ago he began complaining of feeling tired all the time. Took months to get Wayne to see a doctor.
He finally went to the doctor and had some blood test done. On the evening of having blood taken, his GP rang him, telling him to get to hospital, NOW! (I have never in my life had a GP ring me)
Wayne went to hospital where he was diagnosed with Leukemia. My dear friend died 8 days later.
I can't express my anger for and contempt of these ignorant and often dishonest con men/women, who sell snake oil. They are responsible for the deaths of naive and gullible people such as my friend.
My anger and contempt includes the ignorant fools who endorse such utter nonsense on internet forums ,including this one.. No, not you Jormungandr. (sorry, I don't know how to do an umlaut on my windows keyboard)
Wayne watched a lot of 'fringe ' health documentaries online and visited a heap of sites, learning about wonderful products, including many about which he would end with the enthusiastic endorsement "-----AND, it cures cancer!"
He took a range of quack medicines, ate and drank some unusual things, as preventative measures. He refused to listen when I tried to tell him these (often expensive) things were bogus.
Because of these beliefs, Wayne was anti mainstream medicine, and rarely went to a doctor.
About a year ago he began complaining of feeling tired all the time. Took months to get Wayne to see a doctor.
He finally went to the doctor and had some blood test done. On the evening of having blood taken, his GP rang him, telling him to get to hospital, NOW! (I have never in my life had a GP ring me)
Wayne went to hospital where he was diagnosed with Leukemia. My dear friend died 8 days later.
I can't express my anger for and contempt of these ignorant and often dishonest con men/women, who sell snake oil. They are responsible for the deaths of naive and gullible people such as my friend.
My anger and contempt includes the ignorant fools who endorse such utter nonsense on internet forums ,including this one.. No, not you Jormungandr. (sorry, I don't know how to do an umlaut on my windows keyboard)
