tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post5896048791308915327..comments2024-03-26T11:33:59.219-06:00Comments on Religion in American History: Doctors, Drugs and Devils: Pentecostalism's Anti-Medicine HistoryPaul Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-2554343515134998592013-10-07T03:22:25.540-06:002013-10-07T03:22:25.540-06:00very good info, thanks for the article interesting...very good info, thanks for the article interestingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065047378668484497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-8930828153510058342013-09-29T15:22:58.521-06:002013-09-29T15:22:58.521-06:00I must confess a leeriness, indeed a weariness, of...I must confess a leeriness, indeed a weariness, of theses that use anecdotes or a fringe character such as Alexander Dowie as the jumpoff point for a more sweeping generalization.<br /><br /><br />"Medicine" was often ineffective in the 19th century, if not dangerous. That faith seemed a better call might even be provable, that in effect doing nothing but pray was better than letting the doctors have at you. Hence Christian Science, 7th Day Adventism, etc.<br /><br />Religion as anti-intellectualism seems to be a contemporary academic theme, but at least until Fleming and penicillin in 1928, trusting God over man doesn't seem entirely unreasonable.<br /><br />Further, a faith in "science," although far more justifiable in our century, can be taken to unreasonable extremes as well, for example 2013's<br /><br />http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(13)00405-9/fulltext<br /><br />A Decade of Reversal: An Analysis of 146 Contradicted Medical Practices<br /><br />FTR, I have no brief for any faith-based medical systems, but do find a level of appreciation for why some people do.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.com