well, I'm finally done. something deeply frustrating about an idealist liberal groping around in the darkness trying to make grand pronouncements about civilizational development, like a medieval alchemist explaining that you need to get your humours in balance
You do need to keep those humors on balnce. Also dont forget the diferent types of bile.
I get your frustration, but considering what gets published the guy is not that bad in that aspect. Sure he is bland and not very rigurous in his thinking. From what i remember his politics are 1. didnt like the cultural revolution 2. Proud of being chinise and the development of china in the last 40 years 3. Wants more basic sciene research.
The phisics part is also poorly done tho.
But yhea even the campbellians were materialists of a sort.
Medieval Alchemist: "Well, I know that you've got a bunch of different fluids inside you and that occasionally you expel those fluids in order to recover from illness. Therefore, artificially purging or renewing the body of these fluids will relieve you of your malady more quickly. And hey, look. A bunch of these things - inducing vomiting, keeping a fever victim hydrated, lancing infected wounds, etc - appears to do just that. Also, a bunch of other shit is a bit more dubious, but... eh. You go with what you know."
Modern Guy Who Doesn't Know Dick Shit About Anatomy: "You fucking idiots. Just hook King Charles to an MRI machine if you want to know what's really wrong with him. Or use penicillin and ibuprofen for, you know, everything. :very-intelligent: "
well, I'm finally done. something deeply frustrating about an idealist liberal groping around in the darkness trying to make grand pronouncements about civilizational development, like a medieval alchemist explaining that you need to get your humours in balance
You do need to keep those humors on balnce. Also dont forget the diferent types of bile.
I get your frustration, but considering what gets published the guy is not that bad in that aspect. Sure he is bland and not very rigurous in his thinking. From what i remember his politics are 1. didnt like the cultural revolution 2. Proud of being chinise and the development of china in the last 40 years 3. Wants more basic sciene research.
The phisics part is also poorly done tho.
But yhea even the campbellians were materialists of a sort.
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Medieval Alchemist: "Well, I know that you've got a bunch of different fluids inside you and that occasionally you expel those fluids in order to recover from illness. Therefore, artificially purging or renewing the body of these fluids will relieve you of your malady more quickly. And hey, look. A bunch of these things - inducing vomiting, keeping a fever victim hydrated, lancing infected wounds, etc - appears to do just that. Also, a bunch of other shit is a bit more dubious, but... eh. You go with what you know."
Modern Guy Who Doesn't Know Dick Shit About Anatomy: "You fucking idiots. Just hook King Charles to an MRI machine if you want to know what's really wrong with him. Or use penicillin and ibuprofen for, you know, everything. :very-intelligent: "
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