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Talking about typos, I just made one myself.

 

 

> >>>>A level playing field will only come when CM education will be

on par with the excepted medical education by others. Actually we will

need more because we must have a good CM as well as biomed education.

When we can show that we can play the game at the same level, in terms

of the local society rules in which we play, we will see a much more

level playing field. We also have to remember that even in eastern

countries CM is not anywhere close the level of respect that biomed

enjoys. Like it or not we are at an age where research and science

rules and will rule for the forcible future.

> Alon

 

 

Alon,

I also think that we should question the assumption that science

unequivocably has the social value that you ascribe to it. There's the

dialectical opposite - people are afraid of science, wary of it,

mistrustful. That's one of the important points Unschuld makes in

accounting for CHINESE MEDICINE'S popularity in the modern West.

 

Political/power/commercial considerations are significant, but surely

we should be concerned to do what we feel is right? I get the feeling

that you personally feel that science has a lot to offer CM.

 

The view contrary to this is that there is a value in the CM tradition

that relates to

its aspects that are not 'scientific' in the narrow, modern sense, and

that the process of validation by science will jeopardise that

tradition.

 

In any case, there are plenty of doctors who I think are

quite eager to submit at least acupuncture (possibly not CHM) to

scientific

appraisal, and no doubt, they'll build up a bigger and bigger 'knowledge

base' that has the full stamp of scientific approval. We'll have every

right

to practice according to that methodology - at least in the UK, we will.

There may even be some more traditional CM that gets scientific

certification.

 

Best wishes,

Wainwright

[Guest guest]

I also think that we should question the assumption that science

unequivocably has the social value that you ascribe to it. There's the

dialectical opposite - people are afraid of science, wary of it,

mistrustful. That's one of the important points Unschuld makes in

accounting for CHINESE MEDICINE'S popularity in the modern West.

>>>I am only speaking of the current reality. If you want to work on social

consciousness go ahead. I think its a loosing battle

alon