Posted by dj on July 6, 2000, at 19:31:30
In reply to Re: An eloquent M.D. writes about genetic(s) hype..., posted by SLS on July 6, 2000, at 16:07:00
> Eloquence does not equate to accuracy. It may simply be that the writer displays an elegant
> style of being wrong.Or right!
>
> > "Looking for genetic cures for disease lets us
> sidestep the need to tackle the social
> and environmental causes, says Dr. Gabor Maté"
>
> How is it that such eloquent people manage to create such unsophisticated constructs that rely >upon unwarranted mutual exclusion? This is silly.The cited piece is from the editor's summary of what the article is about, so it is the editor's construct you are referencing. I doubt that Dr. Mate's view exludes the value of ADs, just their value by themselves alone.
> I can't even begin to deal with the rest. Maybe >another time.I'd love to see you or anyone attempt to refute the facts he cites, eloquently or not. The issue at essence is the historic argument of nature vs. nurture and he argues for the systemic interaction of both. Anyone who focuses on one only at the exclusion of the other is foolish, in my view.
Sante!
dj
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