Hey,
Darwinian, I am sorry not to let the 'light of ignorance' shine upon you. I only passed on your comment because there is little I can say to it. If you think my way of thought is archaic, and I should come out of the dark ages, then I disagree. The modern world is full of examples of very, very bad ideas and states-of-mind, so modernity and correctness are not exclusive. I think administering chemo to a child against his will is pretty medieval myself. Feel better?
Adrian, I am glad you are fired up, but am apologetic for insulting you, as you made clear. Please try not make bad analogies, they are beyond useless. In fact, you can get wires crossed in your reasoning with them. Science (as i stated long ago) is a process. A type of methodical thought. It is nothing more or less than that. I don't dislike the scientific method, but am at odds with many of it's practitioners faulty conclusions. I am not saying you are directly advocating hurting children, and I hope not to anger you by seeming such. I only mean that your wish or intent is to help this child, but you are acting very much against what I see as his best interests in doing so. You are not evil on purpose by your stance, just a little turned around. You are not in a position to tell any of us the chemo is the "only treatment that will save him". I hear that you think so, but I disagree. And in the end, it is solely his opinion of that fact that matters. Pain is not to be avoided too much. Don't leave your hand over a flame, but don't try to make life as soft as possible, you'll never learn or earn anything.
I am sorry to disturb you as well. I would only deny 'life-saving' treatment to anyone if he made a clear and concise wish not to be treated. It is more cold hearted in my book to force people to do things they don't want too. That, along side untruth is the root of all evil. He may be wrong in choosing homeopathy, but it's his choice. That is freedom, I thought we were s'posed to be all about the jive. Again, don't please be too offended. I don't mean to be mean. Just honest.
How about a good analogy? You are a child, and unfortunately have a cancer. You would like to do chemo, but everyone around you thinks it is the stupidest thing possible. Your doctors and health insurance providers and government and media all say loudly that naturalism is the only option. "Everyone knows that homeopathy is the only thing that cures cancer, and chemotherapy is all just poppycock,". Even if it seemed you were the only one who thought what you did, don't you have the right to it? That might be a decent way for someone in you shoes to try to understand how this child may feel. Although, to be fair he is a teen now. So that soon Padraic has to stop caring about him.
Thank you again for your time. I maintain that I am much more human than you all seem to think.
'fear not',
-Pip
Darwinian, I am sorry not to let the 'light of ignorance' shine upon you. I only passed on your comment because there is little I can say to it. If you think my way of thought is archaic, and I should come out of the dark ages, then I disagree. The modern world is full of examples of very, very bad ideas and states-of-mind, so modernity and correctness are not exclusive. I think administering chemo to a child against his will is pretty medieval myself. Feel better?
Adrian, I am glad you are fired up, but am apologetic for insulting you, as you made clear. Please try not make bad analogies, they are beyond useless. In fact, you can get wires crossed in your reasoning with them. Science (as i stated long ago) is a process. A type of methodical thought. It is nothing more or less than that. I don't dislike the scientific method, but am at odds with many of it's practitioners faulty conclusions. I am not saying you are directly advocating hurting children, and I hope not to anger you by seeming such. I only mean that your wish or intent is to help this child, but you are acting very much against what I see as his best interests in doing so. You are not evil on purpose by your stance, just a little turned around. You are not in a position to tell any of us the chemo is the "only treatment that will save him". I hear that you think so, but I disagree. And in the end, it is solely his opinion of that fact that matters. Pain is not to be avoided too much. Don't leave your hand over a flame, but don't try to make life as soft as possible, you'll never learn or earn anything.
I am sorry to disturb you as well. I would only deny 'life-saving' treatment to anyone if he made a clear and concise wish not to be treated. It is more cold hearted in my book to force people to do things they don't want too. That, along side untruth is the root of all evil. He may be wrong in choosing homeopathy, but it's his choice. That is freedom, I thought we were s'posed to be all about the jive. Again, don't please be too offended. I don't mean to be mean. Just honest.
How about a good analogy? You are a child, and unfortunately have a cancer. You would like to do chemo, but everyone around you thinks it is the stupidest thing possible. Your doctors and health insurance providers and government and media all say loudly that naturalism is the only option. "Everyone knows that homeopathy is the only thing that cures cancer, and chemotherapy is all just poppycock,". Even if it seemed you were the only one who thought what you did, don't you have the right to it? That might be a decent way for someone in you shoes to try to understand how this child may feel. Although, to be fair he is a teen now. So that soon Padraic has to stop caring about him.
Thank you again for your time. I maintain that I am much more human than you all seem to think.
'fear not',
-Pip
