Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Eden

I will not put all the blame to medical professions for not making decision for the patients. More often than not our patients ask for every detail of relevant (and even more commonly irrelevant) information - and wish to make a medical decision themselves. The result is generally - to use a palatable and politically correct adjective - seminal.

(Alas, the result of Napoleon's invasion of Britain was seminal - I mean the failure and its consequence were unprecedented.)

Why, man should have knowledge, open his eyes, and choose his own way - this is his life after all. Yes, you may be right. The first man, Adam, said the same thing before he ate the apple of intelligence - which was never digested and remains in our throat thousands of years later. His eyes did open, but he was driven out of Eden forever.

"You're Satan. You mean we should play god."

Unfortunately yes. I said unfortunately because you would certainly have an ice-cold feeling on your back if you know just too well you are no god, yet you have to play his part.

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