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May 26th 2003, 11:55 AM
Originally posted by Undomiel in the thread overuse of the argument from authority (http://theologyweb.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=5090)
I went to several doctors for digestive problems. I had countless upper gi's, I was poked and prodded and they never did figure out what was wrong with me. It took my sister to figure it out, and she holds no degrees whatsoever. After hearing me complain about it repeatedly, she said, "well, what are you eating regularly? perhaps your allergic to something you're eating and it's effecting you in this fashion." That's exactly what it was. I was allergic to something I was eating everyday and it was ALSO on the bland diet the doctor had prescribed me for my digestive problems - ironic. It wasn't the doctors fault, it just wasn't their field of specialization -- food allergies, I mean. They were trained to give their patients with digestive problems, low stress foods and upper gi's to ensure there wasn't an ulcerative condition, which is exactly what they did. They did their work according to the holy writ. But none of them even considered it might be a food allergy because that wasn't their speciality. Lord knows how many bottles of Mylanta II I had to drink before my sister figured it out, 2 years later. Usually the experts are the best people to go to for information, but this doesn't entirely discount or rule out the wisdom, gifts, intelligence or just plain common sense of other people. Don't you agree?
I especially liked the part I highlighted. Good work, and I couldn't agree more. :thumb:
I went to several doctors for digestive problems. I had countless upper gi's, I was poked and prodded and they never did figure out what was wrong with me. It took my sister to figure it out, and she holds no degrees whatsoever. After hearing me complain about it repeatedly, she said, "well, what are you eating regularly? perhaps your allergic to something you're eating and it's effecting you in this fashion." That's exactly what it was. I was allergic to something I was eating everyday and it was ALSO on the bland diet the doctor had prescribed me for my digestive problems - ironic. It wasn't the doctors fault, it just wasn't their field of specialization -- food allergies, I mean. They were trained to give their patients with digestive problems, low stress foods and upper gi's to ensure there wasn't an ulcerative condition, which is exactly what they did. They did their work according to the holy writ. But none of them even considered it might be a food allergy because that wasn't their speciality. Lord knows how many bottles of Mylanta II I had to drink before my sister figured it out, 2 years later. Usually the experts are the best people to go to for information, but this doesn't entirely discount or rule out the wisdom, gifts, intelligence or just plain common sense of other people. Don't you agree?
I especially liked the part I highlighted. Good work, and I couldn't agree more. :thumb: