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Originally posted by Hawking
Mythology (of any kind) has no bearing on reality.
End of storyedit on 10-4-2012 by Hawking because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Hawking
Mythology (of any kind) has no bearing on reality.
End of storyedit on 10-4-2012 by Hawking because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Dawn1111
Originally posted by Hawking
Mythology (of any kind) has no bearing on reality.
End of storyedit on 10-4-2012 by Hawking because: (no reason given)
The oath is fact.
Originally posted by Hawking
Originally posted by Dawn1111
Originally posted by Hawking
Mythology (of any kind) has no bearing on reality.
End of storyedit on 10-4-2012 by Hawking because: (no reason given)
The oath is fact.
The oath is tradition. It is no more relevant to Greek gods than the Pledge of Allegiance is to Christianity
I feel sorry for those who have lost their connection with their true self.
I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant: I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow. I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures [that] are required, avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment and therapeutic nihilism. I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the chemist's drug. I will not be ashamed to say "I know not", nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient's recovery. I will respect the privacy of my patients, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know. Most especially must I tread with care in matters of life and death. If it is given to me to save a life, all thanks. But it may also be within my power to take a life; this awesome responsibility must be faced with great humbleness and awareness of my own frailty. Above all, I must not play at God. I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being, whose illness may affect the person's family and economic stability. My responsibility includes these related problems, if I am to care adequately for the sick. I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure. I will remember that I remain a member of society with special obligations to all my fellow human beings, those sound of mind and body as well as the infirm. If I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life and art, be respected while I live and remembered with affection thereafter. May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my calling and may I long experience the joy of healing those who seek my help.
Wake up and know who you serve, the guardians of life or the guardians of dead? Free will = your choice, but be wise who you are helping.
Originally posted by newcovenant
reply to post by Dawn1111
What a bunch of crap.
No one is pro-abortion.
Everyone is pro-life and last I checked "women" were considered viable life forms.
And although NO ONE IS PRO ABORTION - Many people consider the decision to continue a pregnancy or not best made between a woman and her doctor. Women traditionally did not even tell anyone they are pregnant until the first three months have passed when they have a higher likelihood of keeping the fetus. Up until that point all bets are off because nature often makes a woman "lose" her pregnancy prior to that on a fairly regular basis. Apparently "nature" is a horror too.