tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post3805686929081014588..comments2024-03-22T17:05:55.267-04:00Comments on MD Whistleblower: Do Vaccines Cause Autism? A Victory for ScienceMichael Kirsch, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-44389122956886777102013-06-14T11:00:58.274-04:002013-06-14T11:00:58.274-04:00@anonymous above, why no byline? No, I may not be...@anonymous above, why no byline? No, I may not be able to explain many of life's mysteries. But, the medical profession should rely whenever possible on the results of the scientific method and medical evidence. If physicians are offering other treatments that have no scientific basis, or have been refuted scientifically, then we should say so forthrightly. Michael Kirsch, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-12243384589902891502013-06-09T18:12:50.960-04:002013-06-09T18:12:50.960-04:00Dr Kirsch: of course the supernatural cannot be pu...Dr Kirsch: of course the supernatural cannot be put in a test tube, and it therefore is not scientific. However, what makes you so sure that science can explain the origin of life? How do you know that life has a scientific explanation? Would you want random chance designing your jejunum? (I am an MD; I could ask you 10,000 other questions in that line.) You are so cavalier about my tax dollars supporting the teaching of evolution in the classroom; how would you feel about your tax dollars supporting something offensive to you, say, the worship of plaintiff lawyers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-54860199665288335242011-04-02T15:09:05.296-04:002011-04-02T15:09:05.296-04:00No.
Golly, I haven't had the opportunity to ...No. <br /><br />Golly, I haven't had the opportunity to have the last word on any topic for about 15 years. <br /><br />As a heretic towards the scientific method, I wonder how much wiser we would be as a race if we were allowed to ask "why?". The sacred Academy restricts us to only asking "how?"; asking more than that is grounds for excommunication.A. Baileynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-32049314169096658352011-03-31T12:53:08.338-04:002011-03-31T12:53:08.338-04:00I am respectful of those who believe in creationis...I am respectful of those who believe in creationism or 'intelligent design', but will oppose efforts to present these views as science. Any argument here?Michael Kirsch, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-10470977123823543512011-03-29T15:14:34.508-04:002011-03-29T15:14:34.508-04:00I think a very good rule is not to make light of o...I think a very good rule is not to make light of other people's religious beliefs, especially on a medical blog. Don't make fun of Torah, don't make fun of karma, don't make fun of shari'a, and don't make fun of creationism. You don't get a free pass because you don't like one or the other's beliefs. Michael of all people should know that.A. Baileynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-41290471024826078062011-03-28T08:50:52.945-04:002011-03-28T08:50:52.945-04:00Reference to the Torah in the context detailed in ...Reference to the Torah in the context detailed in the post above is hitting below the belt, Such comments should be discouragedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-14025193318485225392011-03-27T11:27:22.723-04:002011-03-27T11:27:22.723-04:00It seems a bit ungracious of you to link the whole...It seems a bit ungracious of you to link the whole autism/vaccination canard with the Intelligent Design/Creationism business. I doubt you'd be as sympathetic with a linkage between autism/vaccination and "demythologizing the Torah". Separating the Red Sea? Getting water by striking a rock? Oh come on, no one believes that stuff, do they? How unscientific can you get?<br /><br />Your fiberoptic colleague.A. Baileynoreply@blogger.com