I've discovered, over recent years, that I've become seriously suspicious or uncomfortable about some science "facts" that we're inundated with on a near daily basis. Nowadays, so many science ideas are often purported as being fact today but we often learned tomorrow it isn't. Could it only be a fact because of the impatient ego involved? A lack of current science scuples? Who's paying the bill? What's the motive?
Why are we becoming so fast at jumping into things without more data? What happened to being patient until we've had time to really research everything involved? How many times have we jumped through hoops due to unsupported theories playing on our fears? Some have pulled our strings, to make us dance to their tune, because of hastily trying to push a theory into a fact. Only to recount it later or sweep it under the rug while we go on being misled. In my lifetime, I've learned that genuine science needs the time and effort to prove anything and even then there can be flaws.
I also find it disconcerting that the more the science of psychology is developing, the more psychological disorders there are too. It's almost as if one feeds the other until it becomes a cancerous growth running amuck in society. Sad but true. Look back at mental health here in America alone and you can see how it is escalating. More doctors means more patients means more doctors means more patients ... ad infinitum.
It seems we are catering to a particular science that is enabling the weakening of our minds instead of the one that strengthens it by giving us a kick in the pants, telling us to get over it, move on and toughen up. This is the part of science that has me feeling uncomfortable. What would possess anyone to create weak minded people? Is this some curse? It's certainly not of my generation; my parent's or grandparent's either.
I know there are exceptions to any rule but lately it's as if people have to find the slightest flaw in humanity and make it the rule and not the exception. I also find it strange and disappointing that there seems to be too many "science" people going along with it and allowing this insanity. We're all unique individuals and shouldn't be lumped under one category just because it's being called a science fact.
Years ago, I read that if a body felt pain after birth, due to circumcision for instance, it may contribute to autism. Holy cow! That means every infant, that's gone though a tough child birth, maybe afterwards due to drug abuse withdrawal, should be too? Should we take it further by adding that any very young child that's been raped, or had cancer, could develop autistism because of recovering from the pain of it? What about young girls having genital mutilation, are they all subject to being autistic? Would this also equate to the pain of inoculations, against diseases, causing autism and not the vaccine itself? See? We can't handle pain and that makes us mentally ill? Weak? Seriously?
One scientist pointed out something once that really resonated with me. He said: "If it's not 100% it's not fact. As long as it's not, there's a flaw in the theory.
-----Addendum
I wanted to add something else that I've noticed. Apparently, when a new science study comes on board, the news media flurries around it and it's everywhere to be seen. Later, when the dust settles, other reports may surface to the contrary. Herein lies a problem I've also noticed over the years, some of those reports get buried and you really need to dig. It depends on who does the rebuttal though. Say if Mayo Clinic comes out with a rebuttal it may be newsworthy. But if a dozen or so worldwide university studies refute it, ego may prevail to bury it as not being newsworthy to the big news media. Especially, if said big news media jumped on the proverbial bandwagon too much and now have issues with looking foolish. This has its major drawbacks because it gives fake news sites carte blanc in reporting crap that people believe because they think they're ligitimate.
It's a never ending mess until we wise up to these scenarios.
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