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Originally Posted by azeth
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I suppose you're also firmly against the use of modern medicine/medical facilities regardless of your ailments.
Truly, the use of such things is only to convince yourself you're not sick, not dying, not unhappy.
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Not really. The use of penicillin has nothing to do with convincing yourself of anything. It's introduced to the body in order to combat bacterial infections. It's curative in nature, along with most modern medicines and medical therapies. It's not about convincing yourself you're not sick, not dying, not unhappy. It's about preventing you from being sick, or dying.
Now, there are certain modern medications that are designed to minimize unhappiness. Anti-depressants and pain-killers, for instance. But these are meant to be used in moderation, as prescribed by a medical professional, in order to eliminate discomfort. In the case of pain-killers, yes -- you're convincing yourself you're not in pain. But if they are prescribed correctly, that's because you should be in extraordinary, debilitating discomfort without them -- not because daddy didn't give you enough hugs and you need to check out mentally for awhile.
But nonetheless, my point remains the same. I didn't necessarily say I was against drug use. I just said that if you're breaking the law and blowing significant amounts of cash on drugs in order to manipulate your brain chemistry to convince yourself you're happy, then you have a problem -- addicted or not. I fail to see how that reflects upon modern medicine. If you utilize modern medicine to cure an ailment, it's completely unrelated. If you use modern medicine to treat an issue like depression or pain, then yes -- just like an illegal drug user, you clearly have a problem. But I'd argue that taking prescription medications as advised by a medical professional with years and years of experience is a bit more responsible than hitting up a pharmacy operating out of some dude's Toyota.