My dad was an old school doctor. He graduated med school in 1931. I listened to the podcast with Kory and I agree that doctors like my dad were scientists. They would observe and experiment and write letters to journals to show what they learned.
My dad was an old school doctor. He graduated med school in 1931. I listened to the podcast with Kory and I agree that doctors like my dad were scientists. They would observe and experiment and write letters to journals to show what they learned.
OK, I might have come down a little hard. I've worked with many medical doctors on research papers in my career. Some have done great work and some terrible. My problem is with individuals who think they are solid researchers just because they are physicians, when they haven't earned a research degree or proven themselves to be a solid intuitive researcher like your dad.
Real practicing doctors make the best politicians-Ron and Rand Paul, Sen. Tom Coburn. Good doctors are brutal realists when it comes to health and political common sense.
No respect for Ron Paul. Wrote bills for funding for his district that he then voted against, because he knew it would pass anyway. Coward, walk the fucking walk. Someone described him on another site long ago as looking like a withered scrotum, and i can't see him as otherwise now.
This week on the Reason podcast Justin Amash made the best, and most fundamental point about the US Constitution, namely, that it is the most freedom supporting and endorsing plan of government in the history of the world, and that any serious attempt to annul/abandon it would lead to something worse. Are our ideals always going to be followed/executed-hell no-but they arenтАЩt going to be replaced by anything officially better. Happy Early 4th of July, and thank you John Locke!!!!
I have a lot of respect for Amash, even if i disagree with him on many things. Dude walks his walk. And in a weird way, to a much lesser degree, for Rand. I voted for Gary Johnson in '12. But i can't stand Ron.
I believe that in the late 19th and early to mid 20th century Drs really were integral to and active in the discovery process -true scientific inquiry. Now they are much more passive in this system - arguably by design. They get the bulk of their education RE treatment from drug reps and HA/Pharma friendly journals. Find out how much $ a pharma company spends on Medical Affairs. ItтАЩs not a little
My dad was an old school doctor. He graduated med school in 1931. I listened to the podcast with Kory and I agree that doctors like my dad were scientists. They would observe and experiment and write letters to journals to show what they learned.
OK, I might have come down a little hard. I've worked with many medical doctors on research papers in my career. Some have done great work and some terrible. My problem is with individuals who think they are solid researchers just because they are physicians, when they haven't earned a research degree or proven themselves to be a solid intuitive researcher like your dad.
Real practicing doctors make the best politicians-Ron and Rand Paul, Sen. Tom Coburn. Good doctors are brutal realists when it comes to health and political common sense.
"Good doctors are brutal realists"
I will add Bashar Assad to this list! Still waiting for him to show up on UI.
No respect for Ron Paul. Wrote bills for funding for his district that he then voted against, because he knew it would pass anyway. Coward, walk the fucking walk. Someone described him on another site long ago as looking like a withered scrotum, and i can't see him as otherwise now.
This week on the Reason podcast Justin Amash made the best, and most fundamental point about the US Constitution, namely, that it is the most freedom supporting and endorsing plan of government in the history of the world, and that any serious attempt to annul/abandon it would lead to something worse. Are our ideals always going to be followed/executed-hell no-but they arenтАЩt going to be replaced by anything officially better. Happy Early 4th of July, and thank you John Locke!!!!
I have a lot of respect for Amash, even if i disagree with him on many things. Dude walks his walk. And in a weird way, to a much lesser degree, for Rand. I voted for Gary Johnson in '12. But i can't stand Ron.
Considering whatтАЩs developed since those documents were penned, weтАЩre fucked if we donтАЩt do better.
I believe that in the late 19th and early to mid 20th century Drs really were integral to and active in the discovery process -true scientific inquiry. Now they are much more passive in this system - arguably by design. They get the bulk of their education RE treatment from drug reps and HA/Pharma friendly journals. Find out how much $ a pharma company spends on Medical Affairs. ItтАЩs not a little