Why do people distrust trust western medicine? Yes, I am well aware that you don't trust western medicine, but that is not what this entry is about, especially since debating with you when I innately have the closing word is unfair. I am talking of a more sociological interpretation of the distrust of western medicine. Reading about the doctors of the seventeenth century and how many reputable figures spoke against them, including, sometimes, the doctors admitting their falsitude, makes me wonder how much of this has translated into our modern America(and if, when people quote them, they realize that these figures are talking about people who believed in the four humors.) Other reasons I am aware of include your argument against their lack of holism, the new-age beliefs, various quacks capitalizing on people under-educated in science, anti-European/American attitudes, ingrained beliefs in a traditional system of healing, medical quacks taking advantage of people who go to them, and outrageous pricing.
I can't seem to express the rest of what I want to say, so I am going to leave yet another blog entry unfinished. Yay!
http://lokmarie.livejournal.com/2004/11/04/
The day of the election! What a wonderful, wonderful day. Though, this entry comes of vesort angsty, especially with the style of writing. I still stand by my statements regarding normal/perfect people, hehe. I also still stand by the second paragraph, though rewritten in better english. I was in a very bad mood, as you can probably imagine. I hope that you can feel the real emotion and sentiment in this, as it was not me and yet is me.
And yes, I made up a word in the first paragraph.
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Friday, November 2, 2007
Copy, copy, paste
It is actually sort of interesting to think about the fact that around eighty people used to read my blog on a regular basis. However, I am sick of online popularity and networking, which is unfortunate, given that we aren't living in the 20's, but I want to build myself instead of prowling after popularity.
Finding the right forums and building relationships on them is a time consuming process which I would rather not deal with, no matter the new material they might introduce.
Seaworld's tactic of anthropomorphizing animals is affective, aids conservation, and creates some very precious moments. However, during some moments of the show I could not keep from thinking about how many aspects of the animals were being pushed aside. That 400 lb male seal has expressions and thoughts of its own nature and could easily have ripped several people apart if it so felt. Not that I expect the people at Busch to think of a creative way to showcase animal behavior and interaction, especially since the park already exceeds the standards its supposed to meet. Just a little note, which is not meant to request that everything be perfect.
On another note, I have the map up on my fridge now.
http://lokmarie.livejournal.com/2004/10/30/
So, I may do a day by day tour of any important old livejournal entries. Please note the date(Not even 15 yet). However, I'm too tired to finish this entry, just please note that the first paragraph is not as exclusive of all other reasons for celebrating halloween, especially simply dressing up in a different manner, though it is not worth defending in its entirety. It's also written in what I considered "casual style" back then, so excuse that when you read it, please.
Finding the right forums and building relationships on them is a time consuming process which I would rather not deal with, no matter the new material they might introduce.
Seaworld's tactic of anthropomorphizing animals is affective, aids conservation, and creates some very precious moments. However, during some moments of the show I could not keep from thinking about how many aspects of the animals were being pushed aside. That 400 lb male seal has expressions and thoughts of its own nature and could easily have ripped several people apart if it so felt. Not that I expect the people at Busch to think of a creative way to showcase animal behavior and interaction, especially since the park already exceeds the standards its supposed to meet. Just a little note, which is not meant to request that everything be perfect.
On another note, I have the map up on my fridge now.
http://lokmarie.livejournal.com/2004/10/30/
So, I may do a day by day tour of any important old livejournal entries. Please note the date(Not even 15 yet). However, I'm too tired to finish this entry, just please note that the first paragraph is not as exclusive of all other reasons for celebrating halloween, especially simply dressing up in a different manner, though it is not worth defending in its entirety. It's also written in what I considered "casual style" back then, so excuse that when you read it, please.
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