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I assume he had ‘reasons’ not to go to a doctor?

I used to work in the American medical system and I can speak for hours about all the abuses and stupid mistakes Western medicine can make. But I can do even more on how people hurt themselves by not going to doctors.

There was a fellow who had arm apin and went to a chiropractor. Heart attack.

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hansolo@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

Marley rejected his doctors’ advice to have his toe amputated, which would have hindered his performing career, citing religious beliefs.

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- Rooster326@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  He was perfectly entitled to make that decision?
  
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- DagwoodIII@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Peg Leg Bates.
  
  Famous one legged dancer Marley would almost certainly ahve heard of.
  
  https://youtu.be/NXesFCMwys0
  
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  - _stranger_@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Rastafarianism has a taboo against body modifications.
    
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    DagwoodIII@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    I’ve seen people who passed out at work because they were trying to do manual labor and fast for Ramadan. Or people who skipped their meds because of fast days.
    
    I heard an old Rabbi’s line. “The Bible is like the daily newspaper. If the newspaper tells you that the President was in New York City last night you know that it’s absolutely true. If the newspaper tells you that it’s likely to rain tomorrow, you can accept that as very probably right. If the newspaper shows you a little boy with a talking tiger you have to accept the metaphor.”
    
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