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Image: The Doctor, by Luke Fildes, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Medicine’s “Sacred Space” — Grossly Violated

When my dad was dying, I saw both sides of the healthcare world, one that fought to save a life and the other that was coldly indifferent, even eager to end it.  Read More ›
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Photo: Sarco, by Ratel, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Sagan’s “Star Stuff” and the Suicide Pod

If life is nothing more than material or “stuff,” why not allow people to recycle themselves when they feel their useful lifespan has come to an end? Read More ›
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“Doctor” Nitschke’s Suicide Pod Claims Its First Victim

Was the capsule tested? If so, how? On animals? Who knows? Somehow, these questions don’t get asked. Read More ›
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Photo: A briar patch, by Phil Gayton from Totnes, UK, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

My Briar Patch: Notes of a Country Doctor 

It took me about twenty years after medical school to break free of the intellectual "comfort" afforded by the mechanistic consensus. Read More ›
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For Suicide, Disguised “Public Health” Policies Aren’t the Solution

The authors even suggest regulations controlling the manufacture of ceiling fans because some people have used the mechanisms to hang themselves. Read More ›
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Photo: SARS-COV-2, by NIAID, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Technocratic Authoritarians Still Want Their “Pandemic Treaty”

Wouldn’t it all have gone a lot better if, instead of our fellow Americans doing it to us, we’d handed over national sovereignty to an international body? Read More ›
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Image credit: Blausen.com staff (2014). "Medical gallery of Blausen Medical 2014". WikiJournal of Medicine 1 (2). DOI:10.15347/wjm/2014.010. ISSN 2002-4436. Derivative by Mikael Häggström, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Water Is a Problem, and Your Body Has an Ingenious Solution

The sodium-potassium pump is an innovation that allows your cells to combat the forces of nature and in doing so, prevents disaster. Read More ›
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Photo credit: BXu99, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Split-Brain Research Confirms Unity of the Human Mind

The NOVA special’s claim is, “The split brain phenomenon suggests that there can be two separated minds, if you will, inside of a skull.” Read More ›
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For Your Own Good: The Looming Health Authoritarianism

If you want to see what is going to go wrong with society next, read the professional journals. Read More ›
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The Contradiction in Peter Singer’s Worldview

He never provides any reason why rationality, self-consciousness, and the ability to plan the future have any value. Read More ›

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