Random Thought #120.

Here’s an interesting article discussing the religiousness of modern medicine. Just read to the 3rd or 4th paragraph and you’ll get the gist of the entire thing, although I recommend you read on ;).

http://www.naturalnews.com/031589_modern_medicine_scientism.html

Like some religious faiths, medicine clings ferociously to its worldview when challenged by congregants (patients) whose firsthand experiences sometimes lead them to believe otherwise. It defends its dogma with a powerful form of groupthink and is quick to lash out at heretical ideas that threaten its doctrine and its territorial interests. Like some religious movements that purport to be the one and only true path to salvation, it displays an unusual degree of intolerance when faced with nonbelievers who dare to ask questions. It is a closed belief system that does not allow innovation or new ideas. It lays claim to truth, fact, and objectivity, but exposes itself as otherwise when we closely examine its assumptions, politics, and practices.