Monday, June 11, 2018
Trust the experts! Obey the professionals!
For a hundred years doctors ROUTINELY removed tonsils and adenoids at the least sign of trouble, or even without signs of trouble. They claimed to be preventing future disease. Were they?
If we really want to train "responsible citizens" we should train them to understand Parkinson's Laws and corollaries. Organizations exist to increase their own budgets and power.
For a hundred years doctors ROUTINELY removed tonsils and adenoids at the least sign of trouble, or even without signs of trouble. They claimed to be preventing future disease. Were they?
Removing tonsils and adenoids in childhood increases the long-term risk of respiratory, allergic and infectious diseases, according to researchers who have examined -- for the first time -- the long-term effects of the operations.No. They were creating future disease.
If we really want to train "responsible citizens" we should train them to understand Parkinson's Laws and corollaries. Organizations exist to increase their own budgets and power.
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