[1] J. Colaco < jc> <[email protected]> wrote: For instance, I do not understand why Santoshbab tries to correct the >unsupportable views of every Con, Dona and Larry on GoaNet.
[2] Santosh Helekar wrote: Not all unsupportable views of every Con, Dona and Larry. Only those unsupportable views in which I have an interest, and about which I know something, or have the inclination and the ability to find out from authentic sources. jc RESPONSE: My dear Santoshbab, I do not disagree with you. I wonder though IF the effort is 'cost-effective'. I accept that one cannot convert hard heads with science and reasonable debate. But, has the information provided by you (or for that matter, me) changed the views of those who had no opinion? I doubt it. The basic problem appears to be one of an uncanny inability to comprehend the fundamental need for those who 'preach medicine and the successes of their alleged cures' to submit to independent analysis. I wonder if they know WHY practitioners of modern medicine are legally expected to adhere to 'standards of care' and better follow 'NICE guidelines' and other accepted protocols. I wonder if they know that the State has a duty to protect its citizens from those who claim to provide medical care (and that includes practitioners of modern medicine). That is why doctors are required to be registered and should have malpractice insurance - so that IF a patient his harmed by way of negligence, that patient can be duly compensated. But ....how can anyone drill this into a community wherein "anything goes" and where the Rule of Law has been replaced by vigilante behaviour, vandalism, corruption and dadagiri? jc
