I'm an Educated Academic, and proud of it
I would be proud of the label of "educated academic." For this implies a thirst for knowledge and an understanding that wisdom is not solely derived from within oneself. Plenty of people claim to have answers to life's questions and many are powerful and subtle in convincing you that theirs is the best, and others are wrong.
Only with education and common-sense will you realize that there are elusive influences that determine how healthy you feel, as well as how healthy you are. That selling "wellness" is big business. And that every sales ploy and tactic is used to manipulate individuals and society in order to sell an idea or product.
Through education you can understand the tricks of the trade. You can begin to see how a salesman will tactfully use your own feelings, frustrations and fears in order to win your confidence and make a sale. You can apply common-sense and educated skepticism and understand what opinion is credible, which ideas have real value, and when a charlatan is using generalizations, fallacies of logic, and clever rhetoric in working his way into your wallet.
Become educated and your eyes will be open to a wealth of common-sense knowledge. That the health, mortality and longevity of a society benefiting from a modern understanding of medicine is far better overall than would be without it. That the manufacturing processes of a "top-quality nutritional" is likely substandard or equal to that of most "synthetic drugs." That the definition of "nutritional supplement" versus "drug" was more created by politicians, not chemists, not drug companies, not naturopaths.
Maybe you'll see how salesmen use the psyche to convince you that you are sick, that you are well, and that whatever they are selling is the answer. You'll see that accusations and inferences of conspiracy are used to generate emotion and fear, and how these feelings are used in a sale. You'll learn about how the scientific method is used to gauge the legitimacy of an idea, and how and why medical studies are written the way they are and how we gain understanding from them. Perhaps you'll create your own opinions (rather than just agreeing with someone else) about how drug companies, bureaucracies and politicians truly function to influence health care.
Ultimately, you'll develop a confidence in medicine as an art and a science, and you'll gain the wisdom to make more valuable decisions about your health care.
Only with education and common-sense will you realize that there are elusive influences that determine how healthy you feel, as well as how healthy you are. That selling "wellness" is big business. And that every sales ploy and tactic is used to manipulate individuals and society in order to sell an idea or product.
Through education you can understand the tricks of the trade. You can begin to see how a salesman will tactfully use your own feelings, frustrations and fears in order to win your confidence and make a sale. You can apply common-sense and educated skepticism and understand what opinion is credible, which ideas have real value, and when a charlatan is using generalizations, fallacies of logic, and clever rhetoric in working his way into your wallet.
Become educated and your eyes will be open to a wealth of common-sense knowledge. That the health, mortality and longevity of a society benefiting from a modern understanding of medicine is far better overall than would be without it. That the manufacturing processes of a "top-quality nutritional" is likely substandard or equal to that of most "synthetic drugs." That the definition of "nutritional supplement" versus "drug" was more created by politicians, not chemists, not drug companies, not naturopaths.
Maybe you'll see how salesmen use the psyche to convince you that you are sick, that you are well, and that whatever they are selling is the answer. You'll see that accusations and inferences of conspiracy are used to generate emotion and fear, and how these feelings are used in a sale. You'll learn about how the scientific method is used to gauge the legitimacy of an idea, and how and why medical studies are written the way they are and how we gain understanding from them. Perhaps you'll create your own opinions (rather than just agreeing with someone else) about how drug companies, bureaucracies and politicians truly function to influence health care.
Ultimately, you'll develop a confidence in medicine as an art and a science, and you'll gain the wisdom to make more valuable decisions about your health care.
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