[FRIAM] ivermectin

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Yep, I agree. I focus on the phrase "respect for OTHER people". And the sentence from the previous paragraph: "Bodily and spiritual sovereignty are illusions."


On 9/23/21 11:13 AM, Pieter Steenekamp wrote:
> I specifically like the concluding paragraph in your Guardian's reference:
> "Enlightenment of any kind is possible only through long and determined engagement with other people’s findings and other people’s ideas. Self-realisation requires constant self-questioning. True freedom emerges from respect for other people."
> 
> It reminds me of Donald Hoffman's case against reality. One person's science is another person's delusion.
> 
> Pieter
> 
> On Thu, 23 Sept 2021 at 19:00, uǝlƃ ☤>$ <gepropella at gmail.com <mailto:gepropella at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/22/leftwingers-far-right-conspiracy-theories-anti-vaxxers-power <https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/22/leftwingers-far-right-conspiracy-theories-anti-vaxxers-power>
> 
>     "The notion of the 'sovereign body', untainted by chemical contamination, has begun to fuse with the fear that a shadowy cabal is trying to deprive us of autonomy."
> 
>     On 9/23/21 5:24 AM, Pieter Steenekamp wrote:
>     > Well, I for one am always very suspicious of what my doctor tells me.
>     >
>     > It's not that I'm against modern medicine, IMO they do wonders, but are their interests always aligned 100% with mine as a patient? Me thinketh not, modern medicine is money-driven.I go to the doctor for advice, but ultimately I claim responsibility for my own body; I don't abdicate my health to somebody else.
>     >
>     > For example, I just listened to a documentary "Big Pharma - How much power do drug companies have? "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z_W3yRA9I8 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z_W3yRA9I8> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z_W3yRA9I8 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z_W3yRA9I8>> on Youtube, going into details of the greed of the pharmaceutical companies.
>     >

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