While I was talking to a friend about "syphilis" and "HIV/AIDS," he remarked that these kinds of conditions should be called "scumbagitis." I pointed out to him that some people, including children, are afflicted by these kinds of conditions without having willingly lived an unhealthy life. I also pointed out that I became afflicted with a nearly deadly disorder while trying to live the healthiest life possible. Moreover, the body can handle certain stressors better than others, so this kind of derogatory generalization is just not consistent with the evidence. However, my fear is that people who go to see doctors because they are in ill health are told that they need to take "medicines" that do more harm than good (in some cases, this is especially true if the drugs are taken for long periods of time). Why not explain to people that certain things they are doing should be stopped, while things that are avoided should be done? In my case, I wish someone would have told me that my diet was very low in salt, and that such a situation can lead to major problems in the long term.
It seems that in the case of "HIV/AIDS" and "syphilis," scientists had difficulty thinking outside the "germ theory" box when trying to determine causation. The Tuskegee experiment was certainly unethical, but is ignoring basic human reason also unethical, at least in this context? Isn't it obvious, just by looking at the Tuskegee numbers, that the "germ theory" explanation of "syphilis" cannot be correct? Of course, the NIH's description of "syphilis" is full of contradictions and inconsistencies. For instance, if it can remain "latent," and then it only "progresses" to the horrible "tertiary stage" in a small number of those "infected," it's clear that other factors are at work. Thus, the obvious question is (even if you believe in the NIH's claims), why not determine what leads to reactivation and progression to the tertiary stage? To my knowledge, no scientist has attempted this endeavor. How is this possible? Something is undeniably very wrong in the thought processes being employed in these matters. |
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