Comment on "Science isn't political!"

L7HM77@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• Omnipitaph@reddthat.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  holup, what? This guy is working on Victorian era medical knowledge? Is his idol Robert Liston??

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  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Theodoric of York.

    You know, medicine is not an exact science, but we are learning all the time. Why, just fifty years ago, they thought a disease like your daughter’s was caused by demonic possession or witchcraft. But nowadays we know that Isabelle is suffering from an imbalance of bodily humors, perhaps caused by a toad or a small dwarf living in her stomach.

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    • TyrionBean@lemmy.ml ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      It’s always gratifying to see another “old person” in the comments. 😃

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  • tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Who would’ve predicted modern toxic bro culture leading to the resurfacing of miasma theory? But at this point I wouldn’t be surprised to hear him start talking about imbalances of black bile and phlegm.

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