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xepherys · 01-09-2006, 10:12 PM

I'm not really sure why people are so vehemently against it. Also, using examples like "Traditional medicine also involved bleeding people to cure them. Let's do that too!" is really bad. A lot of the modern things that are "right" or "better" really aren't. A lot of traditional medicine is actually coming back. Bleeding? Leeches? Both have acceptable medical uses. What about all those great drugs and antibiotics docs love pumping into us nowadays... that must be WAY better becuase it's modern.

I hate it when people get preachy because the "old" ways are cruel and horrible and the "new" ways are enlightened and better. People probably thought that when they burned witches at the stake, too. I guess it all comes back to "to each their own". It doesn't really cause any problems, so if the family prefers it, so be it.

I'm circumcised... as are both of my sons. I thik it's beneficial. You can show studies that say it's not... there are studies that say it is. Regardless, studies and statistics mean just about zilch these days. You can get financial backing for and professioanl acceptance of even the most bullshit of studies.

01-09-2006, 10:12 PM	#46 (permalink)
xepherys <3 TFP Location: 17TLH2445607250	I'm not really sure why people are so vehemently against it. Also, using examples like "Traditional medicine also involved bleeding people to cure them. Let's do that too!" is really bad. A lot of the modern things that are "right" or "better" really aren't. A lot of traditional medicine is actually coming back. Bleeding? Leeches? Both have acceptable medical uses. What about all those great drugs and antibiotics docs love pumping into us nowadays... that must be WAY better becuase it's modern. I hate it when people get preachy because the "old" ways are cruel and horrible and the "new" ways are enlightened and better. People probably thought that when they burned witches at the stake, too. I guess it all comes back to "to each their own". It doesn't really cause any problems, so if the family prefers it, so be it. I'm circumcised... as are both of my sons. I thik it's beneficial. You can show studies that say it's not... there are studies that say it is. Regardless, studies and statistics mean just about zilch these days. You can get financial backing for and professioanl acceptance of even the most bullshit of studies.