Wonder if I should start posting about MTG on another blog. Seems appropriate.
Had a few ideas about names.
Specifically, that names are inherently meaningless, but we accept them as being an identifier for someone or something, unconditionally.
And then when we meet someone with a similar/same name, we might look at them and think "...You don't look like a Samuel".
I guess it's more about stereotypes and how hard they are to change when you don't really question them now and again.
Anyway, between learning anatomy, getting enough sleep, work, maybe starting my assignment and other uni crap..
Hoping your uni breaks are excellent.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Monday, September 30, 2013
Once more into the breach, dear friend - Once more.
Came back to this because I figure I should do with leaving some kind of record around.
Though, I never re-read this either. And no-one particularly reads it.
Need to practice consulting and examining people D: Normal people, but still.
Hands and abdomens currently. Learning knee later.
Only been 3 people in my feed for blogger.com so it's nothing fancy.
Should sleep now.
Hoping I do look back on this later.
Though, I never re-read this either. And no-one particularly reads it.
Need to practice consulting and examining people D: Normal people, but still.
Hands and abdomens currently. Learning knee later.
Only been 3 people in my feed for blogger.com so it's nothing fancy.
Should sleep now.
Hoping I do look back on this later.
Monday, July 15, 2013
History
"A 22 year old male presented with a bulla under the left ear. He was given a prior diagnosis of an inflammed sebaceous gland and wondered if he should excise it himself. He had a preceding upper respiratory tract infection which started 2 to 3 months ago, but has since passed, along with associated symptoms. The bulla is roughly circular and is 4 cm in diameter. The surrounding lymph nodes were swollen. He was given cephalexin monohydrate and recently started taking twice the prescribed dose in an attempt to clear the infection faster."
....Not sure what else to put - this one was a weird one.
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Coincidences actually exist. Believe in them.
I was always here.
Which is to say that I never left.
A lot has happened lately.
Braces getting fitted within 2 weeks. Teeth being removed to make my face look nicer, apparently. Apparently I have too many teeth. As do most of us.
Coincidence #1: Reading material on alternative health therapies in the hopes of being able to write an essay addressing the question of what to do if a patient with idiopathic symptoms insists on alternative med X,Y,Gamma + Desktop background disappeared somehow into black when it used to be that lovely picture Aereas drew of all of us.
So I wanted to write down a short draft of ideas (plot summary) here before trying to look for the picture again.
Coincidence #2: Found myself in the office/pharmacy/clinic of a traditional chinese doctor.
NOTE: A day has since passed because I'm slightly lazy but no-one's going to miss it, hmm?
I used to not really care. I mean - I thought she was a conventional doctor (read: mainstream?) but the space was really small. I just figured she was a mainstream doc in a herbalist's shop. So I thought I might do something like that (6 years ago).
But therein lies the first problem. It's a small office...thing. That doubles as a shop. So there's no sense of confidentiality. Any problem you have - everyone can hear. Which I took the liberty of doing because I respect her as someone who has been practicing for at least a few decades.
A case study I happened to be writing for practice:
Which is to say that I never left.
A lot has happened lately.
Braces getting fitted within 2 weeks. Teeth being removed to make my face look nicer, apparently. Apparently I have too many teeth. As do most of us.
Coincidence #1: Reading material on alternative health therapies in the hopes of being able to write an essay addressing the question of what to do if a patient with idiopathic symptoms insists on alternative med X,Y,Gamma + Desktop background disappeared somehow into black when it used to be that lovely picture Aereas drew of all of us.
So I wanted to write down a short draft of ideas (plot summary) here before trying to look for the picture again.
Coincidence #2: Found myself in the office/pharmacy/clinic of a traditional chinese doctor.
NOTE: A day has since passed because I'm slightly lazy but no-one's going to miss it, hmm?
I used to not really care. I mean - I thought she was a conventional doctor (read: mainstream?) but the space was really small. I just figured she was a mainstream doc in a herbalist's shop. So I thought I might do something like that (6 years ago).
But therein lies the first problem. It's a small office...thing. That doubles as a shop. So there's no sense of confidentiality. Any problem you have - everyone can hear. Which I took the liberty of doing because I respect her as someone who has been practicing for at least a few decades.
A case study I happened to be writing for practice:
"A 21 year old male presented with heightened irritability, nocturnal lows in libido
and general fatigue. He suspected low levels of circulating testosterone. The symptoms started two months ago, and have been constant. He did not notice any change in male pattern hair growth over the past two months. His fatigue is alleviated following intense physical exercise.There are no significant current medications or allergies. He lives with his boyfriend in an apartment in Homebush. His diet appears balanced. He has been smoking two cigarettes a day for the past two moths, and drinks heavily on occasion. He has used amyl nitrate and marijuana before."
A case study I managed to salvage from listening to a case yesterday:
"A middle aged male presented with flaking, inflamed skin lesions dispersed on the right side of his body. They varied in severity, size and shape but the most painful lesion was on his right index finger. The lesion was an elongated, oval shaped, purple-red plaque 3cm length by 2cm across. They were flaking, painful, and started last night (6th July). His blood pressure and pulse were taken. He has tried ______ (didn't catch the medication but I suspect it was an anti-histamine like Zyrtec or something similar. They don't put you on corticosteroids until it's the last resort. Steroids are baaaaaaaaad.) but they have been ineffective.
He likes to eat lamb and other meat. He was advised to abstain from the consumption of all meat and fruit, [well, it was more like an order], and instead put on a diet of ginger rice. When concerned about a general sense of fatigue, he was advised that abstaining from meat and fruit, and consuming ginger would help. He was also given a lump of ginger to consume."
On a guess, it's eczema and/or dermatitis, but it hasn't been ongoing (I think). If the medication is an antihistamine, then I would definitely say it's an allergic reaction to something.
I'm not sure why you would need to check BP and pulse every time. It just... doesn't make sense.
It is painful to note that there is a acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine fellowship and that their certificate of membership is almost identical to one of the ones you get for a bachelor of dental science. Mostly because it states something about high levels of clinical practice.
....
Disregarding the issue of confidentiality...
Performing tests without consent (BP and pulse), without even performing them properly (she wrapped the cuff around a jacket around his arm) can't be right.
Palpation without informed and verbal consent. (It was implicit, I suppose.)
Not undergoing a full or even focused history, and then prescribing medicine.
If I did all those things, I'd probably be deregistered :l
At the very least sued.
And then there's the issue of the ginger. I'll skip the next case summary but basically, a male presents with occasional bouts of vertigo which so far has been idiopathic. His blood pressure and pulse are taken, and then he as advised to precisely the same diet as the man before (with the skin lesions) with minor tweaks being the addition of tofu, and more ginger raw instead of ginger rice.
“All things are poisons, for there is nothing without poisonous qualities. It is only the dose which makes a thing poison.” - Paracelus
It's kinda odd to think that a substance that is perfectly safe has any use at all.
For example - paracetamol (ie; panadol) can cause severe liver damage if taken in extreme quantities (ie; more than recommended daily/time dosage). Even antibiotics which naturally have an affinity for disrupting bacterial RNA can bind and disrupt human RNA if the dosage is high enough.
But ginger? Nah, it's fine - it's totally safe and appears to be:
1) Anti-inflammatory
2) Boosts the immune system
3) Good for counter-acting vertigo
4) Plus much much more.
No side effects.
Lastly, of major concern is the advice to stop eating meat and fruit when presenting with general fatigue. Meat is one of the few easy sources of Vit B12, cobalamin, a deficiency in which will result in megablastic anaemia. (Basically less red blood cells, but they're bigger to try and compensate). Obviously, this is going to lead to even more fatigue. I have a friend who currently has to undergo a course of B12 injections simply because he's a vegetarian.
(Maybe he'll be less lazy now. Lol.)
Did you guys know Jim Carrey is anti-vaccination? I didn't know until yesterday. It was pretty astounding, and shocking.
Conversation with a friend I sometimes slightly resent because I'm not really in-step with their attitude most of the time:
Me: Hey, did you guys know that Jim Carrey is anti-vaccination
Him: What, really? Wtf. So vaccination causes autism and all that?
Me: Yeah. Well, yes, that Carrey's anti-vaccination, but not that vaccines actually cause autism.
Him: ... You must be really dumb to believe that kind of stuff.
That's where I have to draw a line between what I would call "willfully ignorant" and simply "uneducated". I don't think anyone is "dumb", it's just a matter of what they know, how they know it, and why they think it's true. In this case, I suppose my friend is referring to those willfully ignorant, but it seems to me that he might as well be talking about both, and it's an unfair generalization.
After looking in "The Complete Guide to Homeopathy" by Doctor Andrew Locke and Doctor Nicola Geddes (both actual MDs and not PhDs, mind you), I was pretty astounded by the lack of references and appendices to the book. Sure, it's targeted at the general public, but so is "Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All" by Paul A. Offit, M.D., and his book at least has some referencing, even if it is threadbare.
Anyway, that's enough for now, probably.
Yes, I'm dead, hi nice to see you for so long.
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Uncertainty
You know, people assume doctors know what they're doing.
I think it's mostly that doctors don't show that they don't know.
There's even a word for a disease with no known cause:
Idiopathic.
Weird word.
If you don't show your lack of confidence, no-one ever knows.
Two people, a tutor and a student, talking about post-colonialism in a library while the world around them darkens, fades and starts to drench.
Somehow, they start talking about soy milk. That leads to a question on lactose intolerance.
The student insists that while they are no doctor, they are sure that in small amounts, you can build a tolerance to lactose.
I wonder if a HIV/AIDS patient can regain their immune system in the same way.
"Obviously if it's fatal, then it's not going to work."
I wonder how far tolerance goes in nature.
In neurotransmitters, we don't want tolerance for the most part. Same with hormones. Type II diabetes can result in insulin tolerance.
Alcohol tolerance is a "good" thing, but only by society's standards. To the body, it's a toxin one and the same.
Worse if you choose an alcohol that isn't ethanol.
Is the difference that I don't know for sure?
I'm too lazy to check it up.
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.
Interesting that you can fix it with a few head movements.
The human body is fragile.
I wonder if I'm destined to be a mechanic, or a tinker, or...
But then, people are still people.
Either way, I was going to butt in and mention that the student's hypothesis is grounded in a false belief that tolerance is extremely common.
It is, but only to such an extent.
You can become tolerant to cigarette smoke, to an extent.
The cells lining your trachea transform from those with cilia to like those on your skin.
It doesn't mean that the smoke affects you less - rather, it affects you more.
Though, I'm not sure exactly when I'm allowed to cut in and mention to strangers that their view of a medical issue is probably wrong.
But I'm not sure. At all. Ha.
I think it's mostly that doctors don't show that they don't know.
There's even a word for a disease with no known cause:
Idiopathic.
Weird word.
If you don't show your lack of confidence, no-one ever knows.
Two people, a tutor and a student, talking about post-colonialism in a library while the world around them darkens, fades and starts to drench.
Somehow, they start talking about soy milk. That leads to a question on lactose intolerance.
The student insists that while they are no doctor, they are sure that in small amounts, you can build a tolerance to lactose.
I wonder if a HIV/AIDS patient can regain their immune system in the same way.
"Obviously if it's fatal, then it's not going to work."
I wonder how far tolerance goes in nature.
In neurotransmitters, we don't want tolerance for the most part. Same with hormones. Type II diabetes can result in insulin tolerance.
Alcohol tolerance is a "good" thing, but only by society's standards. To the body, it's a toxin one and the same.
Worse if you choose an alcohol that isn't ethanol.
Is the difference that I don't know for sure?
I'm too lazy to check it up.
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.
Interesting that you can fix it with a few head movements.
The human body is fragile.
I wonder if I'm destined to be a mechanic, or a tinker, or...
But then, people are still people.
Either way, I was going to butt in and mention that the student's hypothesis is grounded in a false belief that tolerance is extremely common.
It is, but only to such an extent.
You can become tolerant to cigarette smoke, to an extent.
The cells lining your trachea transform from those with cilia to like those on your skin.
It doesn't mean that the smoke affects you less - rather, it affects you more.
Though, I'm not sure exactly when I'm allowed to cut in and mention to strangers that their view of a medical issue is probably wrong.
But I'm not sure. At all. Ha.
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Quite chuffed.
Played two games of magic today.
Lost both games.
0-2 Record with Eyes.
I'll fix it up. Need to get more sleeves :(
But that's ok. I'm travelling light tomorrow.
I'm not gonna Friday Night Magic. Haha.
Assignments to do. Better do them.
Quite pleased to find out that all my "old" cards, can still be played no problem in a new format called Modern. Hehe.
It was pretty easy to meet people and get to know them. Quite fun.
Thanks Kwanza for accompanying me.
Also got 2 copies of a card free from my opponent. Thomas is his name.
He's quite chill.
I like him.
Lost both games.
0-2 Record with Eyes.
I'll fix it up. Need to get more sleeves :(
But that's ok. I'm travelling light tomorrow.
I'm not gonna Friday Night Magic. Haha.
Assignments to do. Better do them.
Quite pleased to find out that all my "old" cards, can still be played no problem in a new format called Modern. Hehe.
It was pretty easy to meet people and get to know them. Quite fun.
Thanks Kwanza for accompanying me.
Also got 2 copies of a card free from my opponent. Thomas is his name.
He's quite chill.
I like him.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Quick update
Fan service in Doctor Who? Oh my... Neil Gaiman!
But I think the Cyber-Doctor was pretty dramatic and likable, if sinister.
Imagine the Cyber-Planner as a companion. Unfeasible but still..
Didn't like the ending or the other plot.
Main plot was Cyber-Doctor, and that was done well. Everything else seemed to have just revolved around it.
Going to make a deck I don't need to update very much (read: budget) and fun, and casual. Cbf spending so much money to play modern/standard/whatever. I'll probably make it, then after uni, pop in for a random game with someone random in the card game shop then head home.
Key card for anyone interested:
It's a pretty junky rare. No-one plays with it. But it's fun.
It cost me $8 to get a set of four. :'C
Apparently it's so much cheaper in America. But healthcare SUCKS there. So... I don't know! T.T
Might be cheaper in London? I hope so.
My nephew X-times-removed and his parents are there. They've got a pretty good job there, but my parents think that he's (the husband) desperate for money.
Anyway, that's my little jaunt.
Tomorrow's 8-3, with a 2 hour break from 11 to 1. Maybe I'll meet someone. Who knows.
Hoping you guys are faring well.
Gotta start my assignments, damnit. Contraceptives and writing a play...
But I think the Cyber-Doctor was pretty dramatic and likable, if sinister.
Imagine the Cyber-Planner as a companion. Unfeasible but still..
Didn't like the ending or the other plot.
Main plot was Cyber-Doctor, and that was done well. Everything else seemed to have just revolved around it.
Going to make a deck I don't need to update very much (read: budget) and fun, and casual. Cbf spending so much money to play modern/standard/whatever. I'll probably make it, then after uni, pop in for a random game with someone random in the card game shop then head home.
Key card for anyone interested:
It cost me $8 to get a set of four. :'C
Apparently it's so much cheaper in America. But healthcare SUCKS there. So... I don't know! T.T
Might be cheaper in London? I hope so.
My nephew X-times-removed and his parents are there. They've got a pretty good job there, but my parents think that he's (the husband) desperate for money.
Anyway, that's my little jaunt.
Tomorrow's 8-3, with a 2 hour break from 11 to 1. Maybe I'll meet someone. Who knows.
Hoping you guys are faring well.
Gotta start my assignments, damnit. Contraceptives and writing a play...
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Lots of things I haven't gotten around to.
If anything, I should start my individual assignments.
But I don't feel like it. I dunno why.
It's stupid.
Tomorrow's going to be more about skin and pregnancy and stuff. I wonder when I'll be in a hospital.
Carrying a steth is kinda hard. And you can't just wear one in public right? :L
I should take a photo of the mounds of books in my room. And the state of my desk.
It's horrible.
I need to talk to someone who can motivate me to work.
Generally, that's anyone, but...yea.
I'll try to do it soon. Like, tomorrow I suppose.
Getting slowly into the swing of things. I suppose everyone else hasn't done much either. Oh well.
Maybe I don't feel so good.
I'll figure it out.
Hoping I do.
But I don't feel like it. I dunno why.
It's stupid.
Tomorrow's going to be more about skin and pregnancy and stuff. I wonder when I'll be in a hospital.
Carrying a steth is kinda hard. And you can't just wear one in public right? :L
I should take a photo of the mounds of books in my room. And the state of my desk.
It's horrible.
I need to talk to someone who can motivate me to work.
Generally, that's anyone, but...yea.
I'll try to do it soon. Like, tomorrow I suppose.
Getting slowly into the swing of things. I suppose everyone else hasn't done much either. Oh well.
Maybe I don't feel so good.
I'll figure it out.
Hoping I do.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Tutoring and making stuff on the spot
Lecturing about English is pretty stimulating.
For starters, you can't be tired during it. Well, I can't.
Secondly, when I have to give examples, I've gotta be really quick about them, but so far, I haven't made up anything that's ridiculous.
Got my cardiology steth today. Maybe you guys can see it sometime, if you're peachykeen.
Also bought more MTG cards, just to add to my collection I guess.
And I got a free book.
Central Station is pretty cool.
Hoping you guys have had a fun day too.
(BTW, there's an electronic stetho, RRP $600+. It's pretty amazing. But banned in my exams)
For starters, you can't be tired during it. Well, I can't.
Secondly, when I have to give examples, I've gotta be really quick about them, but so far, I haven't made up anything that's ridiculous.
Got my cardiology steth today. Maybe you guys can see it sometime, if you're peachykeen.
Also bought more MTG cards, just to add to my collection I guess.
And I got a free book.
Central Station is pretty cool.
Hoping you guys have had a fun day too.
(BTW, there's an electronic stetho, RRP $600+. It's pretty amazing. But banned in my exams)
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Sorry for not writing.
I was going to write something, as usual, so I'll just make a list of things to do:
1) Finish 1Q84. It's so damn good :O
2) Play MTG again. I should be able to fit it in somehow. Maybe I'll get my mymulti and go out myself in the morning, hopping around places to teach and so forth and then go down to the shop to play later? I don't know.
3) Move over all the games I've downloaded. I've downloaded a lot from uni. I suppose I'm paying for it though. The usage of the internet. So it's all pretty fair. Plus, I hardly use any other university facilities.
4) Go over my lecture notes for today.
5) Get into the groove of playing TF2 again, I suppose.
6) Look into whether my computer can do multiple monitors. The graphics card changed so....
7) Probably stick to one hero in dota foreveeeeeeeeer.
8) Look into finding more students I suppose. Wouldn't it be cool if I could host classes, and then I could teach a whole bunch of people, and get a lot of money, and stuff?
"Money is for the living, and grounds us in reality"
Paraphrased, but I've read it twice now, and I figure it'd be nice to put it out there.
Furthermore, I realise why my style of writing is so weird. It's precisely because I have not read widely enough.
And thus, have not really be influenced that heavily by any one author and so on and so forth.
By classes means venue.
Icy, did you still want to go ahead with your idea?
9) Finish this blog post.
Hoping you guys are having a busy, fun life.
1) Finish 1Q84. It's so damn good :O
2) Play MTG again. I should be able to fit it in somehow. Maybe I'll get my mymulti and go out myself in the morning, hopping around places to teach and so forth and then go down to the shop to play later? I don't know.
3) Move over all the games I've downloaded. I've downloaded a lot from uni. I suppose I'm paying for it though. The usage of the internet. So it's all pretty fair. Plus, I hardly use any other university facilities.
4) Go over my lecture notes for today.
5) Get into the groove of playing TF2 again, I suppose.
6) Look into whether my computer can do multiple monitors. The graphics card changed so....
7) Probably stick to one hero in dota foreveeeeeeeeer.
8) Look into finding more students I suppose. Wouldn't it be cool if I could host classes, and then I could teach a whole bunch of people, and get a lot of money, and stuff?
"Money is for the living, and grounds us in reality"
Paraphrased, but I've read it twice now, and I figure it'd be nice to put it out there.
Furthermore, I realise why my style of writing is so weird. It's precisely because I have not read widely enough.
And thus, have not really be influenced that heavily by any one author and so on and so forth.
By classes means venue.
Icy, did you still want to go ahead with your idea?
9) Finish this blog post.
Hoping you guys are having a busy, fun life.
Monday, May 6, 2013
Late Term Abortions
For once, I have something to say.
Was watching that, and in the suggested videos:
I wasn't sure what to make of it.
I'm just about to start learning in detail conception to birth, and will probably have a tonne of morality classes along the way.
What do you guys make of the "sanctity of life"?
Looking at you religious folk.
That video pains me on multiple counts.
Firstly it's biased to all hell. I was expecting it to be informative, but I guess I didn't notice the title for some reason.
Especially at the end, which condemns this practice as unequivocally, and irrefutably "inhuman"
When in fact, it probably should be called "inhumane"... But that's more semantics isn't it.
Secondly, it's the apparently unprofessionalism of the doctor and the counsellor.
Moreso that the counselor is flippant and hardly consoling, and the doctor is hazy about the facts. Which would be unacceptable, but is exacerbated by her seeming specialization in women's health and natal development.
However, this could be extremely biased and they could only find these two semi-incompetent workers. Who knows.
Thirdly, it pains me to read the comments, with consequentialists arguing (more declaring) that this is wrong and that those who do this shall be smote by God, or worse, should be tried as murderers.
I respect their passion and opinion, however the sheer force of their speech (rather than the force of their argument, which is infact flimsy) makes me cringe. Why do people like this exist?
I suppose, in a word - biological diversity.
And well, it makes me angry because they could be so much better. So much more tolerant of new ideas.
Thankfully the law isn't too old-fashioned. (I hope.)
I looked up Planned Parenthood, and it was exactly what I thought it would be.
The spokeswoman doesn't have all the answers. That's inevitable. Yet people assume that the professionals will always have all the answers.
So much so, there's a word for symptoms with an unknown cause:
Idiopathic
Love wikipedia for simple, unreliable knowledge.
Coming back to people who assume moral dilemmas are cut and dry - take the reverse.
If I were to assume that issue is cut and dry, from my perspective I would legalize assisted suicide, euthanasia, and abortion at any age.
Nevermind the socio-cultuo-ideological ramifications. This is a "simple" concept - why can't you understand it?
In fact, science in isolation, medicine in isolation is so simple. You're applying sciences here and there to understand the world. But in isolation, how can medicine exist? Medicine exists because humans are fragile, humans need to be understood, and we're curious about it.
I suppose what I mean is that anything in isolation is simple. A cog. A spring. A sprocket.
And by that logic, we are all just atoms.
We are all atoms - atoms are inanimate - so are we actually alive?
What makes us 'alive'?
Is that question relevant? I don't think so.
From Murakami:
"I move, therefore I am."
Hoping I get more answers to these lonely problems.
I'm just about to start learning in detail conception to birth, and will probably have a tonne of morality classes along the way.
What do you guys make of the "sanctity of life"?
Looking at you religious folk.
That video pains me on multiple counts.
Firstly it's biased to all hell. I was expecting it to be informative, but I guess I didn't notice the title for some reason.
Especially at the end, which condemns this practice as unequivocally, and irrefutably "inhuman"
When in fact, it probably should be called "inhumane"... But that's more semantics isn't it.
Secondly, it's the apparently unprofessionalism of the doctor and the counsellor.
Moreso that the counselor is flippant and hardly consoling, and the doctor is hazy about the facts. Which would be unacceptable, but is exacerbated by her seeming specialization in women's health and natal development.
However, this could be extremely biased and they could only find these two semi-incompetent workers. Who knows.
Thirdly, it pains me to read the comments, with consequentialists arguing (more declaring) that this is wrong and that those who do this shall be smote by God, or worse, should be tried as murderers.
I respect their passion and opinion, however the sheer force of their speech (rather than the force of their argument, which is infact flimsy) makes me cringe. Why do people like this exist?
I suppose, in a word - biological diversity.
And well, it makes me angry because they could be so much better. So much more tolerant of new ideas.
Thankfully the law isn't too old-fashioned. (I hope.)
I looked up Planned Parenthood, and it was exactly what I thought it would be.
The spokeswoman doesn't have all the answers. That's inevitable. Yet people assume that the professionals will always have all the answers.
So much so, there's a word for symptoms with an unknown cause:
Idiopathic
Love wikipedia for simple, unreliable knowledge.
Coming back to people who assume moral dilemmas are cut and dry - take the reverse.
If I were to assume that issue is cut and dry, from my perspective I would legalize assisted suicide, euthanasia, and abortion at any age.
Nevermind the socio-cultuo-ideological ramifications. This is a "simple" concept - why can't you understand it?
In fact, science in isolation, medicine in isolation is so simple. You're applying sciences here and there to understand the world. But in isolation, how can medicine exist? Medicine exists because humans are fragile, humans need to be understood, and we're curious about it.
I suppose what I mean is that anything in isolation is simple. A cog. A spring. A sprocket.
And by that logic, we are all just atoms.
We are all atoms - atoms are inanimate - so are we actually alive?
What makes us 'alive'?
Is that question relevant? I don't think so.
From Murakami:
"I move, therefore I am."
Hoping I get more answers to these lonely problems.
I had a thought.
It was in the car this morning.
But then I forgot it because I missed my train, so I couldn't meet up with Kwanza at the trainstation.
Which was a bit awkward.
Still made it to my lecture on pelvic anatomy.
Lots of people were laughing and giggling all throughout a video detailing the circumstances of two pregnant, 15yo girls.
It was disturbing to say the least. I didn't find anything funny.
Apparently, an older man GP in a rural setting who touches a girl on the shoulder is scandalous.
Also scandalous: Resting your face on your right fist, and your right elbow is on the table, while talking to someone.
It's a bit rude, for sure, but...
My cohort makes me pretty angry sometimes.
Also, the partying nature of a lot of people in said cohort.
I wonder if I'm intolerant, or if they're as bad as I think they are.
Reading Haruki Murakami's 1Q84.
It's set in 1984.
It makes a few references to Orwell.
But the coolest thing is that 1Q84 is sorta like... a parallel universe.
Plus, 9 = kyu = Q.
Seems a lot of people have the book too.
I think Murakami will be remembered as a brilliant postmodern novelist and will be taught in schools alongside Shakespeare.
Well, that is if the DEC gets their act together and shakes off the John Howard, anti-pomo sentiments.
Anyway, that's enough from me. Time to revise the anatomy of the pelvis.
Ilium, Ischium, Pubis!
Hoping you guys are doing well.
But then I forgot it because I missed my train, so I couldn't meet up with Kwanza at the trainstation.
Which was a bit awkward.
Still made it to my lecture on pelvic anatomy.
Lots of people were laughing and giggling all throughout a video detailing the circumstances of two pregnant, 15yo girls.
It was disturbing to say the least. I didn't find anything funny.
Apparently, an older man GP in a rural setting who touches a girl on the shoulder is scandalous.
Also scandalous: Resting your face on your right fist, and your right elbow is on the table, while talking to someone.
It's a bit rude, for sure, but...
My cohort makes me pretty angry sometimes.
Also, the partying nature of a lot of people in said cohort.
I wonder if I'm intolerant, or if they're as bad as I think they are.
Reading Haruki Murakami's 1Q84.
It's set in 1984.
It makes a few references to Orwell.
But the coolest thing is that 1Q84 is sorta like... a parallel universe.
Plus, 9 = kyu = Q.
Seems a lot of people have the book too.
I think Murakami will be remembered as a brilliant postmodern novelist and will be taught in schools alongside Shakespeare.
Well, that is if the DEC gets their act together and shakes off the John Howard, anti-pomo sentiments.
Anyway, that's enough from me. Time to revise the anatomy of the pelvis.
Ilium, Ischium, Pubis!
Hoping you guys are doing well.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Hospital cheapnening.
St. Vincent's hospital was interesting. It almost didn't feel like a hospital.
Except there was Aquim hand sanitiser everywhere.
Like actually everywhere.
Nothing particularly exciting going on but, with all the Christian thingummies all over the hospital (including an office for "pastoral services") I couldn't help wonder if religion is there just to make people feel better.
Does it cheapen the value of an institution if it only has a sole purpose?
It seems that way.
I wonder if sometimes tradition also cheapens the value of something. Words, physical objects, or in this case, forcing anachronism on institutions.
I wonder how many patients end up in the private or public hospital, and are atheist?
It's the middle of the city, so possibly a whole lot.
Either way, it should be irrelevant to who I am and what I do.
Also, I just thought of something the other day - I don't see Christians as Christians unless they are incredibly obnoxious, or stubborn or intolerant, etc. etc.
Sorry to those who want to be seen foremost as Christians, but I see you has a human being, first and foremost. With wants and needs, just like everyone else.
To me, it doesn't make sense the cheapen who you are as an individual by insisting you belong to a group that encompasses millions.
That's like saying:
"Hi, I'm a first year medical student, a gamer and a writer. My name is Neku."
The slight difference is that most of the time, you would introduce yourself by your name first.
Names are important. Names mean individual people.
Anyway, that's my hospital journey.
Oh and I semi-broke a pair of business shoes. Sigh. So much walking.
I'll need to get that shoe glue right? :(
Hoping that the glue is relatively cheap.
Except there was Aquim hand sanitiser everywhere.
Like actually everywhere.
Nothing particularly exciting going on but, with all the Christian thingummies all over the hospital (including an office for "pastoral services") I couldn't help wonder if religion is there just to make people feel better.
Does it cheapen the value of an institution if it only has a sole purpose?
It seems that way.
I wonder if sometimes tradition also cheapens the value of something. Words, physical objects, or in this case, forcing anachronism on institutions.
I wonder how many patients end up in the private or public hospital, and are atheist?
It's the middle of the city, so possibly a whole lot.
Either way, it should be irrelevant to who I am and what I do.
Also, I just thought of something the other day - I don't see Christians as Christians unless they are incredibly obnoxious, or stubborn or intolerant, etc. etc.
Sorry to those who want to be seen foremost as Christians, but I see you has a human being, first and foremost. With wants and needs, just like everyone else.
To me, it doesn't make sense the cheapen who you are as an individual by insisting you belong to a group that encompasses millions.
That's like saying:
"Hi, I'm a first year medical student, a gamer and a writer. My name is Neku."
The slight difference is that most of the time, you would introduce yourself by your name first.
Names are important. Names mean individual people.
Anyway, that's my hospital journey.
Oh and I semi-broke a pair of business shoes. Sigh. So much walking.
I'll need to get that shoe glue right? :(
Hoping that the glue is relatively cheap.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
End of Foundations!
I think I've learn to love my degree a hell of a lot, over this course.
I'll probably re-read my other blog posts later.
PARTY TOMORROW.
And I'll go do other things now.
I haven't been on Kongregate for years.
Hoping to see you soon.
I'll probably re-read my other blog posts later.
PARTY TOMORROW.
And I'll go do other things now.
I haven't been on Kongregate for years.
Hoping to see you soon.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Oh dear... got it all wrong.
Ok so, apparently reflective writing is meant to be about how you've progressed as an individual, and reflecting on that.
I did. Not. Realise.
Haha.
Well, I guess I can do it better now, and that means that I need to re-read blog posts, probably :o
Then I'll know who I am....right?
Right?
...no. Haha.
But that's ok.
I think I'll play games now, and study later. That way, I can sleep on time and my parents won't be mad.
Foolproof.
Hoping you guys are doing fun things.
I did. Not. Realise.
Haha.
Well, I guess I can do it better now, and that means that I need to re-read blog posts, probably :o
Then I'll know who I am....right?
Right?
...no. Haha.
But that's ok.
I think I'll play games now, and study later. That way, I can sleep on time and my parents won't be mad.
Foolproof.
Hoping you guys are doing fun things.
Monday, April 22, 2013
Studying and so forth
Nearly at the end of my course :o
Exams on the 29th, I wonder how I'll do.
Need to study more, surely.
Today was great.
Learned a little bit more about viruses and catabolism and anabolism.
Sorta...ok stuff?
Virus lecture was like...zoooooooooooom. The biochem one was "hey... I've seen this in year 11 bio."
Which means, that I've survived med without having to do more than year 11 bio!
SUCK ON THAT.
Now... I read Icy Foliage's blog post, and it was funny.
Mostly because well.
I like this quip:
"And at the other end you have blogs like Neku, which can be termed as "confessional autobiography" (a term I picked up from life writing), or more blandly put "I don't give a !@#$ about people judging me". I guess there are some other blogs that do this as well, like Kael/goodness (lately)/oliver, but the blenderman blogging style has a transcendental level of ."
I'm actually feel quite chuffed because of that comment.
It really did make my day, heh.
Though, confessional poetry is and was, pretty icky. But I don't like poetry and such. Prose is better :o
And well. I know no-one's going to read this stuff anyway, right?
Right? Haha.
Oh. Apparently it's pretty hard to tell when I'm joking and when I'm serious. Even when I make the most outrageous claims.
Which is pretty odd, I think. Maybe it's my lying habits creeping in again.
Love this song, ahaha.
The manga it's based on is pretty good too.
Looking forward to the next doctor who ep. Though, Hide was good because of two words (and other things).
Being a doc is silly sometimes, but I'm bound by the law as much as anyone else. I'm just more conscious of it because I know what conflicts with my selfish wishes and what doesn't.
It's like. We're all consuming the capitalist paradigm, yet we don't realise it until someone points...it.... out................................
......................
"That's fairly cynical. I guess that could be one of the motivations for science, but I rather think that it's for knowledge, for curiosity. I mean, who's going to be scared of photovoltaics and the energy-electron interactions?"
For a start, that's more basic sciences. The applied sciences is where things get scary and when we start to run (heh) and when we really want to know what's going to kill us, etc. etc.
I mean, it's really bad if people don't know what bacteria is infecting person X. Cause then people get scared and it could make it all the worse.
"On that note, people who complain about language and semantics are retarded, because I'm going to assert that language at its base is a form of communication and therefore what's important when you say words it not the words themselves, but the meaning you put behind them."
I was actually lecturing on something similar yesterday. I assert that you're right and that people who study semantics are probably missing the point. Having said that, I dislike degradation of meaning because meaning depends primarily on context, but then also on the word used.
Exams on the 29th, I wonder how I'll do.
Need to study more, surely.
Today was great.
Learned a little bit more about viruses and catabolism and anabolism.
Sorta...ok stuff?
Virus lecture was like...zoooooooooooom. The biochem one was "hey... I've seen this in year 11 bio."
Which means, that I've survived med without having to do more than year 11 bio!
SUCK ON THAT.
Now... I read Icy Foliage's blog post, and it was funny.
Mostly because well.
I like this quip:
"And at the other end you have blogs like Neku, which can be termed as "confessional autobiography" (a term I picked up from life writing), or more blandly put "I don't give a !@#$ about people judging me". I guess there are some other blogs that do this as well, like Kael/goodness (lately)/oliver, but the blenderman blogging style has a transcendental level of ."
I'm actually feel quite chuffed because of that comment.
It really did make my day, heh.
Though, confessional poetry is and was, pretty icky. But I don't like poetry and such. Prose is better :o
And well. I know no-one's going to read this stuff anyway, right?
Right? Haha.
Oh. Apparently it's pretty hard to tell when I'm joking and when I'm serious. Even when I make the most outrageous claims.
Which is pretty odd, I think. Maybe it's my lying habits creeping in again.
The manga it's based on is pretty good too.
Looking forward to the next doctor who ep. Though, Hide was good because of two words (and other things).
"I'm the Doctor."
"Doctor What?"
"Close enough."
@Icy,Being a doc is silly sometimes, but I'm bound by the law as much as anyone else. I'm just more conscious of it because I know what conflicts with my selfish wishes and what doesn't.
It's like. We're all consuming the capitalist paradigm, yet we don't realise it until someone points...it.... out................................
"That's fairly cynical. I guess that could be one of the motivations for science, but I rather think that it's for knowledge, for curiosity. I mean, who's going to be scared of photovoltaics and the energy-electron interactions?"
For a start, that's more basic sciences. The applied sciences is where things get scary and when we start to run (heh) and when we really want to know what's going to kill us, etc. etc.
I mean, it's really bad if people don't know what bacteria is infecting person X. Cause then people get scared and it could make it all the worse.
"On that note, people who complain about language and semantics are retarded, because I'm going to assert that language at its base is a form of communication and therefore what's important when you say words it not the words themselves, but the meaning you put behind them."
I was actually lecturing on something similar yesterday. I assert that you're right and that people who study semantics are probably missing the point. Having said that, I dislike degradation of meaning because meaning depends primarily on context, but then also on the word used.
Words have the power to create reality.
"I also dislike people who dislike religion. Which doesn't really make sense because then I would dislike my own dislikes?"
Aaaah. No wonder you're so mean to me. XD
But, I guess it makes sense. I think you're thinking of the very radical ones, perhaps. Or perhaps those who are so full of hate that it's ugly?
"Interesting! It's always cool to learn about doctors and how they think,
and how they should think, and how they should approach their patients
despite their own beliefs.
"
It's a pretty fine line again. If you wanna talk about it, feel free to ask me.
I think I'm done.
Hoping you guys are studying (?) but you had your tests already....
Friday, April 19, 2013
Drugs
Today was two pracs, one on nervous system with cadavers.
We had two cranial specimens...sorta. Heads. With brain removed. It was to show us where the intervertebral foramen are.
They look like they're sleeping. But I guess everyone does like that.
I don't know how I'm so ok with cadavers. It's kinda weird. I guess I'll talk about it later when I don't have a fever and just want to play games. Sigh. I should study stuff.
Pharmacology lab. We were experimenting with guinea pig illium. Ie; guinea pig guts.
And it spasms and stuff and we rig it up to a force transducer and it jiggles sorta, and then we measure what happens when we add in various agonists and antagonists such as Adrenaline, Histamine, and Atropine (if you know what that is).
Histamine is a chemical mediator of infection which is pre-formed in mast cells close to the site of inflammation. It is short lived, and generally induces pain and the redness/heat around the site.
.....I hope I'm right. Checking it now.
Adrenaline is a neurotransmitter which binds to adrenoreceptors in the sympathetic nervous system which induces all the things associated with the fright, flight or fight response. Ie; fright => flight/fight.
Aha...
Whups, histamine also does vasodilation and increased permeability of tissues so exudates can get in and neutrophils and macrophages which kill all the bacterial stuffs.
Holy crap I understand a lot of this wikipedia page :O
It's magical.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histamine
Especially the bit about antagonists and sexual libido heh.
Anyway, yes.
Agonists bind to receptors and then induce an effect. Like... Adrenaline and Noradrenaline.
Antagonists bind to receptors and then do nothing. But they block agonists. So like.... morphine. And paracetemol.
Btw, paracetamol produces a toxic chemical which can result in liver damage. So don't take too much panadol!
The chemical is massive. It's like. Whoooooooooooooooooooa big. The name that is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAPQI
N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine
Like, wow.
And if you're in shock that we used guinea pig gut, it was a simulation :D
Because normally, it would take hours to be able to plot these kinds of graphs. It's sped up and cleaner. Haha.
Oh and oh my gosh so many nerves to learn.
Oh and haha. Drugs have a lot of side effects right? That's because drugs are sometimes very non-specific and therefore act on a multitude of receptors.
For instance, chemotherapy. It's designed to inhibit the replication of fast-replicating cells yes? So that means cancers. But that also means hair as well and possibly the endothelial cells lining the stomach. Basically the stuff that has to endure pH 2.
Also in hormone contraceptives which some girls take to get bigger breasts, however that's not quite... well.
Actually, technically that would be exactly the same. Hormones also act on receptors and such. Again, there are side effects with that, but I'm not entirely sure what. Besides bigger breasts because that's technically a side effect.
Kinda how like weeds are not weeds when someone wants them.
Anyway, how this is relevant is cause my brother is given Zyrtec everyday for what seems to be an overproduction of phlegm.
Now you might be thinking, "wtf, zyrtec is an antihistamine. It's an NSAID! (Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) And it reduces inflammation :O"
Yea, true but NSAIDs have a side effect which is a reduction in the production of mucous. Which means... phlegm and stomach lining :)
There are problems in using the drug like this. Ie; chronic use can lead to stomach ulcers particularly in older people. Plus, if he gets sick with something, it'll take longer for him to recover from it. But in that case, because it's a day by day kind of thing, if he were sick, I'm sure my parents would stop giving it to him.... right?
Hmm I better ask them :o
And I think if I make these kinds of notes and relationships with real-world things, I'll learn med better :D
Now for other things.
BIOHACKATHON TOMORROW D:
Don't forget closed shoes! And I might be bringing my goggles haha. Just in case.
And don't forget to wash hands thoroughly, and don't forget to wear gloves! (I can teach glove taking off and hand washing :O So can andy and mark I bet.)
Also, schleepy head, don't try any of your girly matchmaker stuffs >.>. Not appreciated. Even if your roommate is adorable.
Learning about RICE myself. Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.
Quick, someone teach me first aid!
Ok, I think that's it. Time to gaaaaaaaaaaaame.
Also Cloudier, if you're reading this I'm sorry I couldn't go to the kickoff for the biohackathon event.
Hoping you guys are having lotsa fun with your degree.
We had two cranial specimens...sorta. Heads. With brain removed. It was to show us where the intervertebral foramen are.
They look like they're sleeping. But I guess everyone does like that.
I don't know how I'm so ok with cadavers. It's kinda weird. I guess I'll talk about it later when I don't have a fever and just want to play games. Sigh. I should study stuff.
Pharmacology lab. We were experimenting with guinea pig illium. Ie; guinea pig guts.
And it spasms and stuff and we rig it up to a force transducer and it jiggles sorta, and then we measure what happens when we add in various agonists and antagonists such as Adrenaline, Histamine, and Atropine (if you know what that is).
Histamine is a chemical mediator of infection which is pre-formed in mast cells close to the site of inflammation. It is short lived, and generally induces pain and the redness/heat around the site.
.....I hope I'm right. Checking it now.
Adrenaline is a neurotransmitter which binds to adrenoreceptors in the sympathetic nervous system which induces all the things associated with the fright, flight or fight response. Ie; fright => flight/fight.
Aha...
Whups, histamine also does vasodilation and increased permeability of tissues so exudates can get in and neutrophils and macrophages which kill all the bacterial stuffs.
Holy crap I understand a lot of this wikipedia page :O
It's magical.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histamine
Especially the bit about antagonists and sexual libido heh.
Anyway, yes.
Agonists bind to receptors and then induce an effect. Like... Adrenaline and Noradrenaline.
Antagonists bind to receptors and then do nothing. But they block agonists. So like.... morphine. And paracetemol.
Btw, paracetamol produces a toxic chemical which can result in liver damage. So don't take too much panadol!
The chemical is massive. It's like. Whoooooooooooooooooooa big. The name that is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAPQI
N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine
Like, wow.
And if you're in shock that we used guinea pig gut, it was a simulation :D
Because normally, it would take hours to be able to plot these kinds of graphs. It's sped up and cleaner. Haha.
Oh and oh my gosh so many nerves to learn.
Oh and haha. Drugs have a lot of side effects right? That's because drugs are sometimes very non-specific and therefore act on a multitude of receptors.
For instance, chemotherapy. It's designed to inhibit the replication of fast-replicating cells yes? So that means cancers. But that also means hair as well and possibly the endothelial cells lining the stomach. Basically the stuff that has to endure pH 2.
Also in hormone contraceptives which some girls take to get bigger breasts, however that's not quite... well.
Actually, technically that would be exactly the same. Hormones also act on receptors and such. Again, there are side effects with that, but I'm not entirely sure what. Besides bigger breasts because that's technically a side effect.
Kinda how like weeds are not weeds when someone wants them.
Anyway, how this is relevant is cause my brother is given Zyrtec everyday for what seems to be an overproduction of phlegm.
Now you might be thinking, "wtf, zyrtec is an antihistamine. It's an NSAID! (Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) And it reduces inflammation :O"
Yea, true but NSAIDs have a side effect which is a reduction in the production of mucous. Which means... phlegm and stomach lining :)
There are problems in using the drug like this. Ie; chronic use can lead to stomach ulcers particularly in older people. Plus, if he gets sick with something, it'll take longer for him to recover from it. But in that case, because it's a day by day kind of thing, if he were sick, I'm sure my parents would stop giving it to him.... right?
Hmm I better ask them :o
And I think if I make these kinds of notes and relationships with real-world things, I'll learn med better :D
Now for other things.
BIOHACKATHON TOMORROW D:
Don't forget closed shoes! And I might be bringing my goggles haha. Just in case.
And don't forget to wash hands thoroughly, and don't forget to wear gloves! (I can teach glove taking off and hand washing :O So can andy and mark I bet.)
Also, schleepy head, don't try any of your girly matchmaker stuffs >.>. Not appreciated. Even if your roommate is adorable.
Learning about RICE myself. Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.
Quick, someone teach me first aid!
Ok, I think that's it. Time to gaaaaaaaaaaaame.
Also Cloudier, if you're reading this I'm sorry I couldn't go to the kickoff for the biohackathon event.
Hoping you guys are having lotsa fun with your degree.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Don't feel like anything :o
Med:
More skin and drugs and stuff of that nature.
I realise that I need to study stuff in a bit more detail. If I tried to do a test now, I'd probably just pass. And that's not good.
But I'm surprised with what I do know.
I guess now I should just bring my notes and read through them on buses and stuff.
Thoughts and such:
Getting kinda tired cause it's late.
I don't really feel like doing anything.
Hoping you guys are going ok with exams.
More skin and drugs and stuff of that nature.
I realise that I need to study stuff in a bit more detail. If I tried to do a test now, I'd probably just pass. And that's not good.
But I'm surprised with what I do know.
I guess now I should just bring my notes and read through them on buses and stuff.
Thoughts and such:
Getting kinda tired cause it's late.
I don't really feel like doing anything.
Hoping you guys are going ok with exams.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Orthodontist
Meddy:
9-11 lectures yay. Early end. Was pretty easy. Tough to follow the second lecture on receptors because the lecturer was really monotonous.
First lecture was ok to follow though. All about the nervous system.
Dendites and axons and myelin :O
Regular things:
Orthodontist today. Apparently I'll need to get 4 teeth removed, maybe and then braces.
All to fix 2 canines.
Though, my mandible (bottom jaw) is pretty good.
"Almost ideal" :D
And I have a nice profile.
Or something like that.
I need to do some cleaning, but I'm a bit lazy.
ok well.
Looking forward to the party :D
9-5 tomorrow zzz
Break from 11 to 1 though, so feel free to call within that time frame.
Hoping to see you, one way or another.
Also, my parents are playing matchmaker. Do other parents do that too?
9-11 lectures yay. Early end. Was pretty easy. Tough to follow the second lecture on receptors because the lecturer was really monotonous.
First lecture was ok to follow though. All about the nervous system.
Dendites and axons and myelin :O
Regular things:
Orthodontist today. Apparently I'll need to get 4 teeth removed, maybe and then braces.
All to fix 2 canines.
Though, my mandible (bottom jaw) is pretty good.
"Almost ideal" :D
And I have a nice profile.
Or something like that.
I need to do some cleaning, but I'm a bit lazy.
ok well.
Looking forward to the party :D
9-5 tomorrow zzz
Break from 11 to 1 though, so feel free to call within that time frame.
Hoping to see you, one way or another.
Also, my parents are playing matchmaker. Do other parents do that too?
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Magic.
Today was interesting to say the least, I guess.
Visited the card game store in Epping for about half an hour which was enlightening.
Med:
Did the group project presenting thing which was dull, but educational I guess.
Obesity, Mental Illness and Cardiovascular Disease.
Lecture today was on carbohydrates and lipids. Fats and aldehydes and ketones and so on.
Thoughts:
Installing a whole bunch of games which I know I'll never play.
I have a friend who gets mad at me because I'm busy and I don't talk with her enough. Sigh.
Hoping you guys are...well.
Visited the card game store in Epping for about half an hour which was enlightening.
Med:
Did the group project presenting thing which was dull, but educational I guess.
Obesity, Mental Illness and Cardiovascular Disease.
Lecture today was on carbohydrates and lipids. Fats and aldehydes and ketones and so on.
Thoughts:
Installing a whole bunch of games which I know I'll never play.
I have a friend who gets mad at me because I'm busy and I don't talk with her enough. Sigh.
Hoping you guys are...well.
Monday, April 15, 2013
Jess.
That was the name of the girl whose name I forgot except until now.
She was my partner for a prac yesterday to do with the cardiovascular system.
I saw her today at the clinic, but I forgot her name, so I let it slide.
MED STUFF:
Oh my, the dermatology lecture today was so, so fast. Sigh.
And she didn't even put up her notes beforehand. Slides, whatever.
Bad lecturer. At least the subject matter was mostly interesting. I think Candid Friend would like it very much.
Cardiovascular lecture that followed was really boring. I did learn how to properly take a blood pressure though, and why you should do XYZ. And also found out exactly what a Systole and Diastole is.
THINKING:
Stuff to do for tomorrow, and potentially getting braces soon hmm.
If I don't open my mouth, no-one will see right? Therefore, I should be fine for the next anime/gaming convention :D
Hoping you guys are doing things and stuff and having fun with life. Unlike a certain transhumanist who has transcended this mortal coil. (Just kidding, we still love you and you're alive in our hearts. All 5(?) pounds of myocardium.)
She was my partner for a prac yesterday to do with the cardiovascular system.
I saw her today at the clinic, but I forgot her name, so I let it slide.
MED STUFF:
Oh my, the dermatology lecture today was so, so fast. Sigh.
And she didn't even put up her notes beforehand. Slides, whatever.
Bad lecturer. At least the subject matter was mostly interesting. I think Candid Friend would like it very much.
Cardiovascular lecture that followed was really boring. I did learn how to properly take a blood pressure though, and why you should do XYZ. And also found out exactly what a Systole and Diastole is.
THINKING:
Stuff to do for tomorrow, and potentially getting braces soon hmm.
If I don't open my mouth, no-one will see right? Therefore, I should be fine for the next anime/gaming convention :D
Hoping you guys are doing things and stuff and having fun with life. Unlike a certain transhumanist who has transcended this mortal coil. (Just kidding, we still love you and you're alive in our hearts. All 5(?) pounds of myocardium.)
Friday, April 12, 2013
Anatomy!
MED STUFF:
Ok so more cadavers and such, but this time of the systemic and pulmonary circulation, and naming lots and lots of veins and/or arteries.
There's videos I should be watching about it too.
Also, group work and referencing and academic writing. Urgh. I don't wanna get another fail mark this time.
Lectures on drugs - antagonists and agonists. Agonists bind to receptors and induce a secondary response - Antagonists bind to receptors then do nothing.
Lecture on biochem about Enzymes. Year 11 bio stuff...again. Sigh.
WHAT IS THE THINKINGZ:
Teaching creative writing today felt pretty surreal. Maybe at one point, people realise they're not really students and now teachers?
I wonder if parents feel the same. They probably do.
I bought some hair wax, but I wasn't sure which one to get. I didn't want to get 5 "extreme" I mean. I'm not extreme.
So I got 2. That seems fairly mild, apparently.
Also, a headset.
All up, I spent about $35 today. Ahh. Well, earning $30 made up for it. Sort of.
If you include the mymulti cost, it would be...$35 + 26/7 = ~$38
Ah well. I'll just have to work harder, especially cause I'm not working next friday and the one after that.
Nice computer store in Hornsby in the corner where no-one looks.
Sells a lot of stuff, but I don't think I need any. My peripherals are cheap and going to stay that way. And I'm not running any super ridiculous games that warrant an upgrade of hardware.
Time to do work.
Hoping you guys have had a great day too. :P
Ok so more cadavers and such, but this time of the systemic and pulmonary circulation, and naming lots and lots of veins and/or arteries.
There's videos I should be watching about it too.
Also, group work and referencing and academic writing. Urgh. I don't wanna get another fail mark this time.
Lectures on drugs - antagonists and agonists. Agonists bind to receptors and induce a secondary response - Antagonists bind to receptors then do nothing.
Lecture on biochem about Enzymes. Year 11 bio stuff...again. Sigh.
WHAT IS THE THINKINGZ:
Teaching creative writing today felt pretty surreal. Maybe at one point, people realise they're not really students and now teachers?
I wonder if parents feel the same. They probably do.
I bought some hair wax, but I wasn't sure which one to get. I didn't want to get 5 "extreme" I mean. I'm not extreme.
So I got 2. That seems fairly mild, apparently.
Also, a headset.
All up, I spent about $35 today. Ahh. Well, earning $30 made up for it. Sort of.
If you include the mymulti cost, it would be...$35 + 26/7 = ~$38
Ah well. I'll just have to work harder, especially cause I'm not working next friday and the one after that.
Nice computer store in Hornsby in the corner where no-one looks.
Sells a lot of stuff, but I don't think I need any. My peripherals are cheap and going to stay that way. And I'm not running any super ridiculous games that warrant an upgrade of hardware.
Time to do work.
Hoping you guys have had a great day too. :P
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Rough day.
Ok, as per a request:
MED STUFF DESCRIPTION ONLY ETC:
Lectures were about pharmacology (drugs), specifically pharmacodynamics (how drugs affect the body), and then a thing about bulk compliance to NSW Health standards, etc. etc.
I learned about Agonists and Antagonists, which was fun too. Agonists do stuff. Antagonists block the action of agonists.
Then scenario group, I got my assignment back: P-.
Last practical of the day on epithelial cells which line a whole bunch of tissues.
Simple/Stratified/Pseudostratified/Transitional
Squamous/Columnar/Cuboidal
Keratinized/Non-keratinized
That's it.
THOUGHTS ON THE DAY AND STUFF:
Missed my bulk compliance check in with doctor before the actual thing: Really really mad at myself because I forgot my documents - need to redo on Monday, sigh.
P-? Fml. It was mostly because I was really confused as to what I should be doing, but I guess now I have a better idea. I still want to talk about reflective writing with my tutor though. Sigh. At least she's a very good tutor - educational but nice.
I actually almost cried when I sat down to talk to her - I didn't know I felt that way about my work. I suppose I have a lot of pride in what I put a lot of effort into. So it hurts when things go wrong.
And there's a lot to do, but I think I should just game today. Sigh.
Hrnn.
I had to also buy new headphones, sigh. Old ones broke and these new ones need some time for me to adjust to them.
I don't really have anything exciting to talk about usually - I mean, what would you find exciting? Seriously.
Rough, rough day. Ah well.
Maybe tomorrow might be better.
Hoping you guys are having better days?
MED STUFF DESCRIPTION ONLY ETC:
Lectures were about pharmacology (drugs), specifically pharmacodynamics (how drugs affect the body), and then a thing about bulk compliance to NSW Health standards, etc. etc.
I learned about Agonists and Antagonists, which was fun too. Agonists do stuff. Antagonists block the action of agonists.
Then scenario group, I got my assignment back: P-.
Last practical of the day on epithelial cells which line a whole bunch of tissues.
Simple/Stratified/Pseudostratified/Transitional
Squamous/Columnar/Cuboidal
Keratinized/Non-keratinized
That's it.
THOUGHTS ON THE DAY AND STUFF:
Missed my bulk compliance check in with doctor before the actual thing: Really really mad at myself because I forgot my documents - need to redo on Monday, sigh.
P-? Fml. It was mostly because I was really confused as to what I should be doing, but I guess now I have a better idea. I still want to talk about reflective writing with my tutor though. Sigh. At least she's a very good tutor - educational but nice.
I actually almost cried when I sat down to talk to her - I didn't know I felt that way about my work. I suppose I have a lot of pride in what I put a lot of effort into. So it hurts when things go wrong.
And there's a lot to do, but I think I should just game today. Sigh.
Hrnn.
I had to also buy new headphones, sigh. Old ones broke and these new ones need some time for me to adjust to them.
I don't really have anything exciting to talk about usually - I mean, what would you find exciting? Seriously.
Rough, rough day. Ah well.
Maybe tomorrow might be better.
Hoping you guys are having better days?
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
New look
Got a new haircut that my father doesn't approve of. Ah well.
Now all I need a suit and someone to take to the Singing Towers of Daryllium.
Today was a lot of microbiology lecturing. Lots about diagnosis of certain pathogens and how to make a good request form when at a hospital for the microbio lab to understand what you want.
It was a bit tough to keep up with note taking, but luckily, she printed out the slides for us :D
I need to make more notes too - near the end I ran out of paper.
Oh and she ran though the entire gauntlet of bacterial testing, in brief. Which took up almost one of the lectures. (2 hours, 2 lectures 1 hour ea.)
Easy day though, finished at 11.
Hoping you guys are excited about the weekend too.
ALSO. I've got my hospital placement time :D It's a 2 hour thing, but yea, still.
Now all I need a suit and someone to take to the Singing Towers of Daryllium.
Today was a lot of microbiology lecturing. Lots about diagnosis of certain pathogens and how to make a good request form when at a hospital for the microbio lab to understand what you want.
It was a bit tough to keep up with note taking, but luckily, she printed out the slides for us :D
I need to make more notes too - near the end I ran out of paper.
Oh and she ran though the entire gauntlet of bacterial testing, in brief. Which took up almost one of the lectures. (2 hours, 2 lectures 1 hour ea.)
Easy day though, finished at 11.
Hoping you guys are excited about the weekend too.
ALSO. I've got my hospital placement time :D It's a 2 hour thing, but yea, still.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
6 hours straight
I hate it when they timetable really weird hours :<
Oh well, not much can be done.
Lots of immunology lectures today. 2, in fact.
I learned a lot that I'll have to revise later because he went so, so fast. Looking over my notes now...
Soooo....
Started with Antibodies, which are the same as immunoglobulins.
4 peptide chains, 2 identical heavy and 2 identical light chains make up an antibody.
Each chain has a variable and constant region.
Variable determines specificity of the antibody, and constant determines the isotype.
IgG, IgM, IgA, IgE and IgD and IgG has 4 subclasses while IgA has 2 subclasses.
Man, I barely remember any of this because it doesn't quite relate to what I know.
Totally new material sigh.
Then some stuff about IgM antibodies, and how they are part of the primary immunological response, whereas IgG are part of the secondary response.
.....I hope.YES. I remembered :D
Also, class switching.
Ie; IgM turns into IgG because IgM is good early on and is specific to a certain virus/pathogen, but then to maintain its staying power for later encounters, IgM's constant region, which are determined by its constant region genes then turns morphs into a different series and then expresses itself as IgG.
Also, antibodies are first and foremost, function blockers. They stop bad things binding to our cells and infecting them.
Antigens (ANTIbody GENerators) are the bad things, usually.
And also, Cytotoxic T-Cells. I did my assignment on those, so I know what's going on for them, thankfully.
They express CD8 or Complex Distribution 8 (I think that's right.... I hope I am. WHOOPS. "Cluster of Differentiation" Lol.)
And they're better at killing things than the Natural Killer cells, funnily enough.
And there was much more, but that's all that I think I can remember atm.
Actually, one of my med buddies mentioned to me today...well. We were talking about the lecture and how fast it was.
Oh well, not much can be done.
Lots of immunology lectures today. 2, in fact.
I learned a lot that I'll have to revise later because he went so, so fast. Looking over my notes now...
Soooo....
Started with Antibodies, which are the same as immunoglobulins.
4 peptide chains, 2 identical heavy and 2 identical light chains make up an antibody.
Each chain has a variable and constant region.
Variable determines specificity of the antibody, and constant determines the isotype.
IgG, IgM, IgA, IgE and IgD and IgG has 4 subclasses while IgA has 2 subclasses.
Man, I barely remember any of this because it doesn't quite relate to what I know.
Totally new material sigh.
Then some stuff about IgM antibodies, and how they are part of the primary immunological response, whereas IgG are part of the secondary response.
.....I hope.YES. I remembered :D
Also, class switching.
Ie; IgM turns into IgG because IgM is good early on and is specific to a certain virus/pathogen, but then to maintain its staying power for later encounters, IgM's constant region, which are determined by its constant region genes then turns morphs into a different series and then expresses itself as IgG.
Also, antibodies are first and foremost, function blockers. They stop bad things binding to our cells and infecting them.
Antigens (ANTIbody GENerators) are the bad things, usually.
And also, Cytotoxic T-Cells. I did my assignment on those, so I know what's going on for them, thankfully.
They express CD8 or Complex Distribution 8 (I think that's right.... I hope I am. WHOOPS. "Cluster of Differentiation" Lol.)
And they're better at killing things than the Natural Killer cells, funnily enough.
And there was much more, but that's all that I think I can remember atm.
Actually, one of my med buddies mentioned to me today...well. We were talking about the lecture and how fast it was.
Friend 1: "Oh man, I'm going to need to study that a bit more. How was it for you, Neku?"
"Ah...well, I did my assignment on it, so I knew a bit about it beforehand."
Friend 2: "Don't ever talk to Neku about lectures. He's all like "Oh but it's so easy~" Ahaha."
"Pfft yea man. If you think this is hard, what are you going to do when it gets to fifth/sixth year? *laughs*"
I don't think he's ever going to get off my back about it now XD
Later on today, another friend asked me if I was a genius or something.
That was amusing. I don't think I am. Especially when I speculate wrongly, or fail to figure out something.
But y'now, after that, Friend 2, who I'll call Saint ended up telling me about how arrogant and condescending I was (in a friendly, cordial tone - ie; jokingly).
On the home, I asked him why, and told him that other people have said that to me before.
Turns out, it's cause people can't understand when I'm joking and when I'm serious.
I don't understand.
Also, probably the best one liner today:
"My ego hasn't gotten bigger. Yours has just gotten smaller!"
Hoping you guys aren't as worn out as me. Woo... more work >.<
Monday, April 8, 2013
Nine to Eleven, and Eleven to Nine
Rings of Akhetan was pretty good. You guys should watch it on ABC iView when you get the chance.
If all goes to plan, I should be able to start playing Dota 2 tonight, but not that I really want to.
Kram - I really want to play Dwarf Fortress again. Dwarf Buddies?
Today was a lecture on skin and on quality medical practice.
The lecture on quality medical practice was kind of boring, but I was downloading stuff from uniwide, so I'm fine with it. I got 10GB of game data onto my laptop :D I just need to transfer it. Does anyone know why some of my usb drives (including my 16GB one) does not register on the DETLaptops? Says the drivers are nonexistant...
I knew what the lecture was about already, and there wasn't really anything new, but it was more reinforcing than anything. Reinforcement isn't too bad.
Histology lecture on skin. I learned quite a bit about the epidermis and the dermis. They are interdigitated, so they're locking in to one another via dermal papillae, which are what forms fingerprints.
There are Meissner corpuscles in the dermis for fine vibration sensing and there are Pacinian corpuscles for "deep and meaningful touches". Ie; those sensors are big and deep within the dermis.
The epidermis consists of... 4 laters?
Stratum Basalum, Stratum Spi....something (Spinosum!), Stratum granulosum and Stratum lucidum.
Base layer, Spiky layer, Granualted layer and Clear layer. The clear layer's the stuff that flakes off, granulosum is there for waterproofing, spinosum is also for water proofing, but by cells (I think granulosum uses sebum) and basalum is for mitotic growth of skin cells.
A skin cell is a keratinocyte (fancy that)
Melanocytes produce melanin, Langerhans cells do the garbage collection and destruction work, and Merkel cells are also sensory receptors.
Also more about sweat glands and how there's Endocrine (sweat) and Apocrine (pheromones).
Then myoepithelial cells which are muscular cells that squeeze out the stuff made by the glands. Then hair and nails and they're just keratin and there was still quite a bit.
And wow, that's a lot in one hour, huh.
Anyway, you're free to come to one of them when you want - it's always a 9am start for me in Clancy.
Hoping you guys are having lots of fun too.
If all goes to plan, I should be able to start playing Dota 2 tonight, but not that I really want to.
Kram - I really want to play Dwarf Fortress again. Dwarf Buddies?
Today was a lecture on skin and on quality medical practice.
The lecture on quality medical practice was kind of boring, but I was downloading stuff from uniwide, so I'm fine with it. I got 10GB of game data onto my laptop :D I just need to transfer it. Does anyone know why some of my usb drives (including my 16GB one) does not register on the DETLaptops? Says the drivers are nonexistant...
I knew what the lecture was about already, and there wasn't really anything new, but it was more reinforcing than anything. Reinforcement isn't too bad.
Histology lecture on skin. I learned quite a bit about the epidermis and the dermis. They are interdigitated, so they're locking in to one another via dermal papillae, which are what forms fingerprints.
There are Meissner corpuscles in the dermis for fine vibration sensing and there are Pacinian corpuscles for "deep and meaningful touches". Ie; those sensors are big and deep within the dermis.
The epidermis consists of... 4 laters?
Stratum Basalum, Stratum Spi....something (Spinosum!), Stratum granulosum and Stratum lucidum.
Base layer, Spiky layer, Granualted layer and Clear layer. The clear layer's the stuff that flakes off, granulosum is there for waterproofing, spinosum is also for water proofing, but by cells (I think granulosum uses sebum) and basalum is for mitotic growth of skin cells.
A skin cell is a keratinocyte (fancy that)
Melanocytes produce melanin, Langerhans cells do the garbage collection and destruction work, and Merkel cells are also sensory receptors.
Also more about sweat glands and how there's Endocrine (sweat) and Apocrine (pheromones).
Then myoepithelial cells which are muscular cells that squeeze out the stuff made by the glands. Then hair and nails and they're just keratin and there was still quite a bit.
And wow, that's a lot in one hour, huh.
Anyway, you're free to come to one of them when you want - it's always a 9am start for me in Clancy.
Hoping you guys are having lots of fun too.
Friday, April 5, 2013
So I was messing around with my settings...
New computers are very very exciting. I now have a new desktop background courtesy of Aereas.
There are followers of this blog who I have not talked with in a very very long time.
And what's been going on for me? Wishing I wasn't always so gentle.
But then I don't want to be really mad either...ahh. Social interactions are not suited for me I think. Maybe?
I just remembered.
"Imitation is suicide"
I always sort of wondered exactly what it meant. But being such a short phrase, it has a multitude of meanings.
Perhaps if we could pin this quip to an author. To a time. A date. A place. Then we could call it flash fiction, and we could have use it in some English paper. (Arts people, specifically Harvard, I'm talking to you.)
Is it that flattery is suicidal? Or is it that when we imitate, we end up losing who we are?
There are three pieces of work which I'm proud of.
No, scratch that.
Three pieces written by me. One piece by a friend who I trust but my parents don't and about whom I've always wondered if I would ever reach their level. One piece I gave to someone I used to have a crush on and which still exists and I think is quite possibly, quite probably a symbol of our current friendship which I don't want to lose. A multitude of letters which I've kept safe in a box under my desk. And a CD by a good friend who, in a way reminds me of a tsundere.
I know you don't remember what was in the letter which came inside the wrapping for the CD. It doesn't matter. I sort of do. I still treasure it anyway.
I still haven't listened to the songs on it. You know how I am.
What was I going to say..... ah right.
I still don't know who or what I am. But that's ok. There's a sense of comfort in knowing that you don't know something, right?
I mean, lots of people do it... they just have literature to go with it. And very very nice houses. Which don't belong to humans.
Then again, it just makes me curious. And the only way I see of knowing is through other people. You are ultimately judged by your actions.
Remember the story of Alfred Nobel?
It made me chuckle.
And further, people. Da jia. Minna san.[sorry. lol.]
Umm... right.
To deal with a Candid Friend's post:
I make long posts because I have the time to. You don't need to spend that much time on it right?
I suppose maybe, just maybe one day I'll come back and read it.
My high school counsellor, Dr. DeDecker said the same thing. You should separate the action from the person. And she also told me that what people do has a reason behind it, but that reason is not an excuse.
I guess it's more applicable in a given context when we were discussing how to approach and deal with someone you care about who has mild aspergers.
Actions reflect a character when all you have to go by are their actions. I believe that actions have a similar weight to words.
Or is it that words speak the same as actions?
Not in the physical sense, I suppose. But words are binding. Words create and shape a reality.
Anyway, back to the point, I'm glad to be in a profession where I'm not even remotely encouraged to judge the character of the people I deal with. Even if the actions that lead to you meeting them were bad, and thus your idea of them is that they're a bad person; they're still fundamentally human with human needs and desires.
I suppose deep down I'm a nurturist. Maybe I'm too soft.
I only hate about... 3 people. Maybe 4. I know a lot more, if that puts it into perspective.
Anyway, your posts seem pretty short all the time anyway. :o
Hate's pretty strong, yea. It's a strong word because it can change how you feel about someone. You might not have hated them before, but now - you do.
Moving on to Aereas' compendium of consciousness.
[Kinda forced, but still was fun]
Stolen~:
1: A song you like with a colour in the title
Orange
Orange. Orenji. Same same :)
2: A song you like with a number in the title
Aren't there a lot like this? Oh well, can't be helped.
1925 (Jazz Arrange)
3: A song that reminds you of summertime
Magus Night/Flowering Night Arrange
It's very rocky. Electro? I'm not sure.
Knights' nights everywhere!
4: A song that reminds you of someone you would rather forget about
Ten-Faced
All my songs aren't deep. They're just catchy, rhythmic and have inane, insane lyrics.
This one's almost a no brainer actually.
5: A song that needs to be played LOUD
I don't like my music played that loud though.
But if you insist.
A Sense of Distance
I'm a bit lazy with artists. Sigh.
6: A song that makes you want to dance
Bambous by Caravan Palace
This one's french - not japanese and thus it's easier to transliterate the artist (sorta, lazy excuse)
7: A song to drive to
Beverly Hills Cock
It's a bit repetitive, but it's amusing to say the least.
8: A song about drugs or alcohol
Ummm...hmmm.....
I doubt I have one, so I'll move on.
9: A song that makes you happy
Freely Tomorrow
Tough choice this one.... It depends on the day I guess.
Been singing to this one for a while though so why not.
10: A song that makes you sad
Regret Message
I had to stop watching it at about 0:20 or so cause then I'd start crying.
11: A song that you never get tired of
Pandashka(!)
Hmmm... as tempting as a good old Deus Ex song is, I'll have to stick with this one.
12: A song from your preteen years
Oh gods let's not go there. Moving on...
13: One of your favorite 80’s songs
80's? What's that?
Can I eat it?
14: A song that you would love played at your wedding
Ermmm...............................
Red mist and red museum(?)
It's got that "final boss" feel, if you know what I mean (?) ;]
15: A song that is a cover by another artist
Oh that's simple.
Necro Deer Rising (:P?) by Liz Triangle
Not the image I wanted, but still good.
16: One of your favorite classical songs
This is Gallifrey/Vale Decem
Pretty interesting this one. Close enough to classical.
17: A song that would sing a duet with on karaoke
I don't know many duet songs but...
Magnet
Ah well...
18: A song from the year that you were born
Moving on - this isn't to my tastes :P
24: A song by a band you wish were still together
I.... I don't have any bands that aren't together from what I'm aware of.
25: A song by an artist no longer living
Dead artists? Doesn't that make them old? :o
ABC by Jackson Five
Close enough.
26: A song that makes you want to fall in love
Ah, it's a Wonderful Cat Life
I like this version the most actually, haha.
27: A song that breaks your heart
Songs don't break my heart - people do.
Um...
Crime and Punishment
28: A song by an artist with a voice that you love
Oh gods Lily-an. Yes please. Verymuchso.
Ok, try Two Steps from Hell esque style with this singer.
Messiah by Liz Triangle
29: A song that you remember from your childhood
Childhood...
Hot Potato by the Wiggles
I still love this song. Seriously.
30: A song that reminds you of yourself
Oh gods. So many!
Umm... Here, have just two.
Servant of Evil
Yobanashi Deceive
I really really really really really want masks like that. Maybe ones I can paint myself. But still. Very very much want.
As much as I hate being called it, I resign myself to my fate and label as "compulsive liar".
I clicked on a few of the links.
It was beautiful.
Clocks reminds me of Aaron Gong. LOL. I don't know why - possibly because I remember him practicing it.
I really liked the Deus Ex remix.
It's gentle. And very nice.
I can't imagine William watching PPuff Girls haha. Oh well, we all have had those moments.
And because I had to take a break and sleep while doing this, there was a reply:
Aereas:
"Firstly, your forgot to attribute the quote to Voltaire"
I didn't forget - I just knew you'd know the quote :)
I'm lazy*
"The sapient question, which ultimately arose out of the biological question; is that of "How can I continue my metaphysical existence beyond death?" or rather this may be rephrased as "How can I be important in life?". "
I maintain that it's irrelevant to be asking that question. It's interesting, for sure, but entirely irrelevant. It's like me asking "How can I convince patient X that this course of treatment which goes against their beliefs entirely is actually worth breaking their faith for?"
The answer of course is that we should not even be thinking about trying to convince them out of their faith.
"Since this is a philosophical debate, I believe that the implicit rules state that there is no need for me to individually explain each and every one of the above relationships and their implications. instead, you can visit Wikipedia for that, here."
There is a level of knowledge implied, yes. Then again, being a Law student, you've got the upperhand :P
And I'm lazy.
"Now, back onto the main stream of thought. I think that both religion and science are solutions humanity has made to answer the sapient question, just with different approaches. In fact it could be argued that all of human existence and civilisation has been devoted to answering this question from literature to the arts, myths, legends, folklore, technology, philosophy and everything else in between. And that all of these solutions lie on an axis-like spectrum of observation-inspiration."
I maintain that science was a way for humanity not to be scared. Of themselves, of the dark, of that lumbering thing over there. That is; it serves as a way to accrue knowledge, is constantly evolving and thus wards off the fear of the unknown.
Religion is different in that which it does stave off fear, it staves off exactly one fear and that is the fear of death. I prefer to work in the present where people don't need to die and this, I view religion as an optional add-on rather than something necessary. It arguably doesn't change over time; maybe some slight tweaking because X,Y,Z says something "revolutionary".
While I hate endings too, religion is like forecasting the ending to a book and ultimately, causing more grief to yourself when you realise your ignorant speculation was in fact, completely wrong.
But then, anyone could be wrong about death. Still, I maintain that religion shouldn't hold the level of power that it does.
"Ultimately, I would have to disagree with you in that religion is part of an innate human need for a solution to the sapient question which will never be extinguished and is neither 'wrong' or 'right' just different. The true underpinning here lies on how the perceiver chooses to view his/her world, either through a more empirical viewpoint or inspirational viewpoint, which is where we as individuals come in."
The question will never be extinguished. And while the answer exists, I don't believe it to be entirely relevant.
That's like the "No soap, radio" joke. The "punchline" exists, but is completely irrelevant to the preceeding build up. Furthermore, if we are to look at more popular culture, "the meaning of life".
Again, the answer exists, the question is inextinguishable but they are not related to one another.
Are we getting confused? Religion is a separate entity to the agents that bring it about. Religion can be right or wrong, it is not neither though. It depends on who "wields" (funny word but I can't think of another) religion. I figured morality depends on the society.
"Imagine time as a highway." Everyone knows time is not a highway. It's a big ball of....oh nevermind.
"It is hard for us to think nowadays that the predominant form of government less than a century ago was imperialism and monarchy, which we now view as degenerate and backward. We pride ourselves on the Information Age and the increased abilities we as individuals have access to with massive improvements in communications and electronics technologies in the past few decades alone. But eventually all this will pass sooner or later and part of our human condition is the propensity for us to stick with what we feel safest and familiar with which eventually is interpreted by more future(relatively speaking)-oriented individuals as being "agents of resistance"."
It's not a matter of obsoletism, it is as you mention, a matter of conservatism. It's a social structure yes, but a social structure that was almost entirely born out of one piece of literature. Any theologian rightly, wrongly, biased or no will tell you that the entirety of Western culture was formed from that book. And so will a lot of literary professors (probably cause they pride themselves with that book in their collection).
Time moves along, yes, yes, but the people never change. One form of discrimination is replaced with another - and old discriminations resurface. People lose faith in each other, lose trust in one another because they stick to their conservative ways. They don't negotiate. They don't talk. They don't understand other people.
"However what made Christianity successful also made it inherently conservative since it established an internal organisation and structure through its Church hierarchy."
Yes, it was successful because it set itself up to propagate and remain powerful for millenia. Each generation perpetuating the exact same message as the last generation, which was left up to interpretation.
"In the 11th century, dispute on the interpretation of the Bible led to the event known as the Schism where the Orthodox Churches were founded which promoted a then-more progressive viewpoint with an emphasis on the church incorporated within the nation/state, which was a new concept in that time period with the breakdown of strong empires in the European Dark Ages. And this didn't even happen once too.
Cue the 16th century and the Reformation saw the development of a multitude of Protestant Churches which sought to reinvigorate the radical spirit of Christianity relative to the times with a greater focus on the individual in some Churches along with a shift towards less literal interpretations of the Bible among other changes."
Different interpretations of the same piece of text which lead to a hell of a lot of people dying unnecessarily. If this is a way to answer the sapient question, it's very very efficient. Give them an explanation worth dying for, and then they die young, happy, knowing that their faith will sustain them to an uncertain "afterlife".
"However, it has to be taken into account that although the main organised religions in the world today are conservative it does not mean that they are doomed to disappear. If religions continue their original purpose to provide a solution to the sapient question through their dogmatic teachings whilst continually adapting themselves and taking into account relevant contemporary issues over time then they will prevail. For example, look at Judaism which has survived four millennias due to its adaptability."
I think you slightly misunderstand. It's not that because they are conservative that they are going to disappear. It's because they are conservative that they should disappear. We have reached a stage where religion to me, is like an airbag on a bicycle. Very nice to have, but not entirely necessary. Especially when it interferes with other aspects of life (namely if in the analogy, this airbag prevented the rider from wearing a helmet).
I'm aware of what religion means to a lot of people, and it fills a void which is unfillable, etc. etc. And yet, when I listen to paid "professional" speakers, where is that passion? They couldn't convince me to give them a penny, much less pay attention after 5 minutes of their droning.
The people who I do listen to, and do respect with a religion are those who for one reason or another, don't see it necessary to try and tell me why X,Y,Z religion is good for me.
And Harvard, this is where I draw the distinction between my weird Preservationist philosophy and Evangelism. The power which I have as a professional is a borrowed power. It is borrowed because I am taking the patient's power away from them, informing them, and pushing that power back to them so that they can decide what they need/want. An Evangelist obtains their power by robbing others of it, and shrouding that power in an air of snobbery. The end is almost the same - that in both relationships "there is an inherent power imbalance".
However, medics have a concept of "informed consent", which in theory, should realign the doctor's perspective with the patient's needs and wants. In the end, although I have my own selfish desires, I resign to disagree from the sidelines when a patient is adamant on refusal or is adamant on their own ideas when I have presented them with the best, current information.
An Evangelist, forgive me if I'm wrong, seems to never give up. Ahaha... reminds me of something my father said about Imhotep from the Mummy series.
"Never sleeps. Never gives up."
But back to the point, they also don't provide a deep explanation into why and what they're doing. I was toying with the idea of explaining exactly what I'm doing during examinations, but that might just tire me out if I end up being a GP.
And back to Aereas.
"I hope that retorts your argument."
We're probably thinking semi on the same lines, with discrepancies. Not that I mind talking about those silly iffy bits.
"You should, it's interesting.
I personally recommend reading Nietzsche's Also Sprach Zarathustra which is nihilism, transhumanism and existentialism all wrapped in a poetic bundle. Also watch de Botton's documentary series Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness. Here.
I found that watching Carl Sagan's Cosmos documentary series, reading Wikipedia articles on random philosophical ideas and just thinking about the world and everything forms the basis of my current worldview."
I should yes, but again, I'm pretty lazy and again, I would prefer to ask people around me what they think so I have a better understanding of the world.
I think I've watched a lot of that. It's really pretty haha. The Cosmos series, I mean.
I'm not entirely looking forward to more of my bioethics lectures. Mostly because the lecturers are not passionate about what they teach. Which draws my ire more than anything else.
" I disagree. Humans are shaped by their respective societies and times (see Herbert Spencer's counterargument to the Great Man Theory) and each successive generation can and always will be better than the last generation in adapting to the times they find themselves in."
Your argument is based on extrapolating Spencer's argument and assuming that every person can become influential, and that every person can be heroic.
I'm assuming that every person is fundamentally the same and able to work their way up or down the morality ladder, yes depending on the society.
"Two sides of the same coin"...
What I'm arguing is that within that same society which arguably, changes very little over time - people can be better than the last generation within that society.
"I prefer to use the word think which implies use of logical reasoning."
I think the word think is pretty strong. But I'll keep it in mind.
"From a scientific point of view, Nazi and later CIA (see Project MKUltra) and Soviet human experimentation were valid."
It is medically and therefore scientifically invalid if it is not morally valid. Strictly speaking, a scientific procedure can never be "correct" or "valid" from any perspective unless it is validated by the society which condones it.
Otherwise, why the heck would I bother with old cadavers, animal testing and stem cell research =="
"2) Yay too
3) This post is.
4) Disagree.
5) Agree.
6) Disagree with rights.
9) In our Information Age context especially, yes. In other contexts, maybe.
10) Thank you. "
10) You're welcome.
On another note, teach me to present ideas XD That way, people won't be confused when I lead them on a string of ideas which are totally connected to me with double backs and loop the loops, but ends up looking like a ball of "stuff" to them.
Harvard:
"If you met a person who had a debilitating illness, who specifically didn't want that illness to be treated - for example a blind man who vehemently wanted to remain blind. Would you treat them anyway under the assumption that their quality of life would be better and they just don't know it?"
I've talked about that slightly before, and I can safely say that although it pains me greatly, I respect their wishes and must resign to their ideas of "health.".
A long long long time ago, (read: Victorian) doctors would decide what is best for the patient. Always. And thus, you would get ridiculous cures because of the privileged position medical professionals have.
Also, my father was talking to me about cadavers, and he asked me why we don't just dig up corpses.
I spluttered.
"Which brings us to another embarrassing problem. Evangelism is not necessarily always an altruistic act. Some people do it because they want to increase church numbers, or because they somehow think that converting people will earn them brownie points in heaven. This is really tragic, and it smuts the implications of proper Evangelism. I guess if you were to go by my analogy, it'd be something along the lines of a doctor who only treated patients who paid his exorbitantly high fee. In the end, sick people are cured and that's never a bad thing. On the other hand, that particular doctor is a terrible person."
A doctor who does their job purely for the monetary reward is not a doctor, but a businessman. It shows in their practice. Not that I can do anything about it, but their quality of care is actually far lower. You just can't get away with that kind of nonsense in this profession. Maybe in other professions.
"I guess what I'm saying is, your idealism is pretty cool. When you graduate, hand me your business card so I can recommend your services to everyone I know."
Lol inb4 paediatric neurosurgeon.
Basically. If you need my services, chances are your future's grim.
"And I wonder if you'd blow a gasket after working for a long time to cure someone only for them to thank Jesus and not you. "
I was thinking about that too. I would just have to ignore them, grumble and move on. And probably talk to someone about it later. There's no point getting angry at a patient, no matter the circumstances. It's probably borderline immoral to be furious with a patient.
Again, power imbalance.
Back to finishing the music list then I'll be hopping off this post.
I think I'm done now.
Hoping to see you all soon.
Also, this is slightly embarrassing, but who exactly is in the picture you drew Aereas? I'm having trouble deciding who's who, not helped by the dinosaur in the bottom right.
There are followers of this blog who I have not talked with in a very very long time.
And what's been going on for me? Wishing I wasn't always so gentle.
But then I don't want to be really mad either...ahh. Social interactions are not suited for me I think. Maybe?
I just remembered.
"Imitation is suicide"
I always sort of wondered exactly what it meant. But being such a short phrase, it has a multitude of meanings.
Perhaps if we could pin this quip to an author. To a time. A date. A place. Then we could call it flash fiction, and we could have use it in some English paper. (Arts people, specifically Harvard, I'm talking to you.)
Is it that flattery is suicidal? Or is it that when we imitate, we end up losing who we are?
There are three pieces of work which I'm proud of.
No, scratch that.
Three pieces written by me. One piece by a friend who I trust but my parents don't and about whom I've always wondered if I would ever reach their level. One piece I gave to someone I used to have a crush on and which still exists and I think is quite possibly, quite probably a symbol of our current friendship which I don't want to lose. A multitude of letters which I've kept safe in a box under my desk. And a CD by a good friend who, in a way reminds me of a tsundere.
I know you don't remember what was in the letter which came inside the wrapping for the CD. It doesn't matter. I sort of do. I still treasure it anyway.
I still haven't listened to the songs on it. You know how I am.
What was I going to say..... ah right.
I still don't know who or what I am. But that's ok. There's a sense of comfort in knowing that you don't know something, right?
I mean, lots of people do it... they just have literature to go with it. And very very nice houses. Which don't belong to humans.
Then again, it just makes me curious. And the only way I see of knowing is through other people. You are ultimately judged by your actions.
Remember the story of Alfred Nobel?
It made me chuckle.
And further, people. Da jia. Minna san.[sorry. lol.]
Umm... right.
To deal with a Candid Friend's post:
I make long posts because I have the time to. You don't need to spend that much time on it right?
I suppose maybe, just maybe one day I'll come back and read it.
My high school counsellor, Dr. DeDecker said the same thing. You should separate the action from the person. And she also told me that what people do has a reason behind it, but that reason is not an excuse.
I guess it's more applicable in a given context when we were discussing how to approach and deal with someone you care about who has mild aspergers.
Actions reflect a character when all you have to go by are their actions. I believe that actions have a similar weight to words.
Or is it that words speak the same as actions?
Not in the physical sense, I suppose. But words are binding. Words create and shape a reality.
Anyway, back to the point, I'm glad to be in a profession where I'm not even remotely encouraged to judge the character of the people I deal with. Even if the actions that lead to you meeting them were bad, and thus your idea of them is that they're a bad person; they're still fundamentally human with human needs and desires.
I suppose deep down I'm a nurturist. Maybe I'm too soft.
I only hate about... 3 people. Maybe 4. I know a lot more, if that puts it into perspective.
Anyway, your posts seem pretty short all the time anyway. :o
Hate's pretty strong, yea. It's a strong word because it can change how you feel about someone. You might not have hated them before, but now - you do.
Moving on to Aereas' compendium of consciousness.
[Kinda forced, but still was fun]
Stolen~:
1: A song you like with a colour in the title
Orange
2: A song you like with a number in the title
Aren't there a lot like this? Oh well, can't be helped.
1925 (Jazz Arrange)
Magus Night/Flowering Night Arrange
Knights' nights everywhere!
4: A song that reminds you of someone you would rather forget about
Ten-Faced
This one's almost a no brainer actually.
5: A song that needs to be played LOUD
I don't like my music played that loud though.
But if you insist.
A Sense of Distance
I'm a bit lazy with artists. Sigh.
6: A song that makes you want to dance
Bambous by Caravan Palace
This one's french - not japanese and thus it's easier to transliterate the artist (sorta, lazy excuse)
7: A song to drive to
Beverly Hills Cock
8: A song about drugs or alcohol
Ummm...hmmm.....
I doubt I have one, so I'll move on.
9: A song that makes you happy
Freely Tomorrow
Tough choice this one.... It depends on the day I guess.
Been singing to this one for a while though so why not.
10: A song that makes you sad
Regret Message
11: A song that you never get tired of
Pandashka(!)
Hmmm... as tempting as a good old Deus Ex song is, I'll have to stick with this one.
12: A song from your preteen years
Oh gods let's not go there. Moving on...
13: One of your favorite 80’s songs
80's? What's that?
Can I eat it?
14: A song that you would love played at your wedding
Ermmm...............................
Red mist and red museum(?)
It's got that "final boss" feel, if you know what I mean (?) ;]
15: A song that is a cover by another artist
Oh that's simple.
Necro Deer Rising (:P?) by Liz Triangle
16: One of your favorite classical songs
This is Gallifrey/Vale Decem
17: A song that would sing a duet with on karaoke
I don't know many duet songs but...
Magnet
18: A song from the year that you were born
Moving on - this isn't to my tastes :P
19: A song that makes you think about life
Dream Eating Monochrome Baku
Ehehe. Look at that style. That fashion. Gosh. I'm jealous.
20: A song that has many meanings to you
Matryoshka!
There's a really nice video to go with this version, but it's up to you I guess.
21: A favorite song with a person’s name in the title
Trevor by Savant
Probably posted this before anyway, but here's a reprint.
22: A song that moves you forward
Medic! by Valve Studio Orchestra
I challenge you to not love the song after you've seen the video:
[Ironic note: I don't play the Medic very much.]
23: A song that you think everybody should listen to
KisekiXKokoro [MiracleXHeart/Spirit]
Have fun with this.
I.... I don't have any bands that aren't together from what I'm aware of.
25: A song by an artist no longer living
Dead artists? Doesn't that make them old? :o
ABC by Jackson Five
26: A song that makes you want to fall in love
Ah, it's a Wonderful Cat Life
27: A song that breaks your heart
Songs don't break my heart - people do.
Um...
Crime and Punishment
28: A song by an artist with a voice that you love
Oh gods Lily-an. Yes please. Verymuchso.
Ok, try Two Steps from Hell esque style with this singer.
Messiah by Liz Triangle
And a somewhat relevant title hmm? :)
29: A song that you remember from your childhood
Childhood...
Hot Potato by the Wiggles
30: A song that reminds you of yourself
Oh gods. So many!
Umm... Here, have just two.
Servant of Evil
As much as I hate being called it, I resign myself to my fate and label as "compulsive liar".
I clicked on a few of the links.
It was beautiful.
Clocks reminds me of Aaron Gong. LOL. I don't know why - possibly because I remember him practicing it.
I really liked the Deus Ex remix.
It's gentle. And very nice.
Heya!
I have no idea what that song is like. So educate me. Enlighten me :)
I can't imagine William watching PPuff Girls haha. Oh well, we all have had those moments.
And because I had to take a break and sleep while doing this, there was a reply:
Aereas:
"Firstly, your forgot to attribute the quote to Voltaire"
I didn't forget - I just knew you'd know the quote :)
I'm lazy*
"The sapient question, which ultimately arose out of the biological question; is that of "How can I continue my metaphysical existence beyond death?" or rather this may be rephrased as "How can I be important in life?". "
I maintain that it's irrelevant to be asking that question. It's interesting, for sure, but entirely irrelevant. It's like me asking "How can I convince patient X that this course of treatment which goes against their beliefs entirely is actually worth breaking their faith for?"
The answer of course is that we should not even be thinking about trying to convince them out of their faith.
"Since this is a philosophical debate, I believe that the implicit rules state that there is no need for me to individually explain each and every one of the above relationships and their implications. instead, you can visit Wikipedia for that, here."
There is a level of knowledge implied, yes. Then again, being a Law student, you've got the upperhand :P
And I'm lazy.
"Now, back onto the main stream of thought. I think that both religion and science are solutions humanity has made to answer the sapient question, just with different approaches. In fact it could be argued that all of human existence and civilisation has been devoted to answering this question from literature to the arts, myths, legends, folklore, technology, philosophy and everything else in between. And that all of these solutions lie on an axis-like spectrum of observation-inspiration."
I maintain that science was a way for humanity not to be scared. Of themselves, of the dark, of that lumbering thing over there. That is; it serves as a way to accrue knowledge, is constantly evolving and thus wards off the fear of the unknown.
Religion is different in that which it does stave off fear, it staves off exactly one fear and that is the fear of death. I prefer to work in the present where people don't need to die and this, I view religion as an optional add-on rather than something necessary. It arguably doesn't change over time; maybe some slight tweaking because X,Y,Z says something "revolutionary".
While I hate endings too, religion is like forecasting the ending to a book and ultimately, causing more grief to yourself when you realise your ignorant speculation was in fact, completely wrong.
But then, anyone could be wrong about death. Still, I maintain that religion shouldn't hold the level of power that it does.
"Ultimately, I would have to disagree with you in that religion is part of an innate human need for a solution to the sapient question which will never be extinguished and is neither 'wrong' or 'right' just different. The true underpinning here lies on how the perceiver chooses to view his/her world, either through a more empirical viewpoint or inspirational viewpoint, which is where we as individuals come in."
The question will never be extinguished. And while the answer exists, I don't believe it to be entirely relevant.
That's like the "No soap, radio" joke. The "punchline" exists, but is completely irrelevant to the preceeding build up. Furthermore, if we are to look at more popular culture, "the meaning of life".
Again, the answer exists, the question is inextinguishable but they are not related to one another.
Are we getting confused? Religion is a separate entity to the agents that bring it about. Religion can be right or wrong, it is not neither though. It depends on who "wields" (funny word but I can't think of another) religion. I figured morality depends on the society.
"Imagine time as a highway." Everyone knows time is not a highway. It's a big ball of....oh nevermind.
"It is hard for us to think nowadays that the predominant form of government less than a century ago was imperialism and monarchy, which we now view as degenerate and backward. We pride ourselves on the Information Age and the increased abilities we as individuals have access to with massive improvements in communications and electronics technologies in the past few decades alone. But eventually all this will pass sooner or later and part of our human condition is the propensity for us to stick with what we feel safest and familiar with which eventually is interpreted by more future(relatively speaking)-oriented individuals as being "agents of resistance"."
It's not a matter of obsoletism, it is as you mention, a matter of conservatism. It's a social structure yes, but a social structure that was almost entirely born out of one piece of literature. Any theologian rightly, wrongly, biased or no will tell you that the entirety of Western culture was formed from that book. And so will a lot of literary professors (probably cause they pride themselves with that book in their collection).
Time moves along, yes, yes, but the people never change. One form of discrimination is replaced with another - and old discriminations resurface. People lose faith in each other, lose trust in one another because they stick to their conservative ways. They don't negotiate. They don't talk. They don't understand other people.
"However what made Christianity successful also made it inherently conservative since it established an internal organisation and structure through its Church hierarchy."
Yes, it was successful because it set itself up to propagate and remain powerful for millenia. Each generation perpetuating the exact same message as the last generation, which was left up to interpretation.
"In the 11th century, dispute on the interpretation of the Bible led to the event known as the Schism where the Orthodox Churches were founded which promoted a then-more progressive viewpoint with an emphasis on the church incorporated within the nation/state, which was a new concept in that time period with the breakdown of strong empires in the European Dark Ages. And this didn't even happen once too.
Cue the 16th century and the Reformation saw the development of a multitude of Protestant Churches which sought to reinvigorate the radical spirit of Christianity relative to the times with a greater focus on the individual in some Churches along with a shift towards less literal interpretations of the Bible among other changes."
Different interpretations of the same piece of text which lead to a hell of a lot of people dying unnecessarily. If this is a way to answer the sapient question, it's very very efficient. Give them an explanation worth dying for, and then they die young, happy, knowing that their faith will sustain them to an uncertain "afterlife".
"However, it has to be taken into account that although the main organised religions in the world today are conservative it does not mean that they are doomed to disappear. If religions continue their original purpose to provide a solution to the sapient question through their dogmatic teachings whilst continually adapting themselves and taking into account relevant contemporary issues over time then they will prevail. For example, look at Judaism which has survived four millennias due to its adaptability."
I think you slightly misunderstand. It's not that because they are conservative that they are going to disappear. It's because they are conservative that they should disappear. We have reached a stage where religion to me, is like an airbag on a bicycle. Very nice to have, but not entirely necessary. Especially when it interferes with other aspects of life (namely if in the analogy, this airbag prevented the rider from wearing a helmet).
I'm aware of what religion means to a lot of people, and it fills a void which is unfillable, etc. etc. And yet, when I listen to paid "professional" speakers, where is that passion? They couldn't convince me to give them a penny, much less pay attention after 5 minutes of their droning.
And Harvard, this is where I draw the distinction between my weird Preservationist philosophy and Evangelism. The power which I have as a professional is a borrowed power. It is borrowed because I am taking the patient's power away from them, informing them, and pushing that power back to them so that they can decide what they need/want. An Evangelist obtains their power by robbing others of it, and shrouding that power in an air of snobbery. The end is almost the same - that in both relationships "there is an inherent power imbalance".
However, medics have a concept of "informed consent", which in theory, should realign the doctor's perspective with the patient's needs and wants. In the end, although I have my own selfish desires, I resign to disagree from the sidelines when a patient is adamant on refusal or is adamant on their own ideas when I have presented them with the best, current information.
An Evangelist, forgive me if I'm wrong, seems to never give up. Ahaha... reminds me of something my father said about Imhotep from the Mummy series.
"Never sleeps. Never gives up."
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| AND WHO ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE?! |
And back to Aereas.
"I hope that retorts your argument."
We're probably thinking semi on the same lines, with discrepancies. Not that I mind talking about those silly iffy bits.
"You should, it's interesting.
I personally recommend reading Nietzsche's Also Sprach Zarathustra which is nihilism, transhumanism and existentialism all wrapped in a poetic bundle. Also watch de Botton's documentary series Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness. Here.
I found that watching Carl Sagan's Cosmos documentary series, reading Wikipedia articles on random philosophical ideas and just thinking about the world and everything forms the basis of my current worldview."
I should yes, but again, I'm pretty lazy and again, I would prefer to ask people around me what they think so I have a better understanding of the world.
I think I've watched a lot of that. It's really pretty haha. The Cosmos series, I mean.
I'm not entirely looking forward to more of my bioethics lectures. Mostly because the lecturers are not passionate about what they teach. Which draws my ire more than anything else.
" I disagree. Humans are shaped by their respective societies and times (see Herbert Spencer's counterargument to the Great Man Theory) and each successive generation can and always will be better than the last generation in adapting to the times they find themselves in."
Your argument is based on extrapolating Spencer's argument and assuming that every person can become influential, and that every person can be heroic.
I'm assuming that every person is fundamentally the same and able to work their way up or down the morality ladder, yes depending on the society.
"Two sides of the same coin"...
What I'm arguing is that within that same society which arguably, changes very little over time - people can be better than the last generation within that society.
"I prefer to use the word think which implies use of logical reasoning."
I think the word think is pretty strong. But I'll keep it in mind.
"From a scientific point of view, Nazi and later CIA (see Project MKUltra) and Soviet human experimentation were valid."
It is medically and therefore scientifically invalid if it is not morally valid. Strictly speaking, a scientific procedure can never be "correct" or "valid" from any perspective unless it is validated by the society which condones it.
Otherwise, why the heck would I bother with old cadavers, animal testing and stem cell research =="
"2) Yay too
3) This post is.
4) Disagree.
5) Agree.
6) Disagree with rights.
9) In our Information Age context especially, yes. In other contexts, maybe.
10) Thank you. "
10) You're welcome.
On another note, teach me to present ideas XD That way, people won't be confused when I lead them on a string of ideas which are totally connected to me with double backs and loop the loops, but ends up looking like a ball of "stuff" to them.
Harvard:
"If you met a person who had a debilitating illness, who specifically didn't want that illness to be treated - for example a blind man who vehemently wanted to remain blind. Would you treat them anyway under the assumption that their quality of life would be better and they just don't know it?"
I've talked about that slightly before, and I can safely say that although it pains me greatly, I respect their wishes and must resign to their ideas of "health.".
A long long long time ago, (read: Victorian) doctors would decide what is best for the patient. Always. And thus, you would get ridiculous cures because of the privileged position medical professionals have.
Also, my father was talking to me about cadavers, and he asked me why we don't just dig up corpses.
I spluttered.
"Which brings us to another embarrassing problem. Evangelism is not necessarily always an altruistic act. Some people do it because they want to increase church numbers, or because they somehow think that converting people will earn them brownie points in heaven. This is really tragic, and it smuts the implications of proper Evangelism. I guess if you were to go by my analogy, it'd be something along the lines of a doctor who only treated patients who paid his exorbitantly high fee. In the end, sick people are cured and that's never a bad thing. On the other hand, that particular doctor is a terrible person."
A doctor who does their job purely for the monetary reward is not a doctor, but a businessman. It shows in their practice. Not that I can do anything about it, but their quality of care is actually far lower. You just can't get away with that kind of nonsense in this profession. Maybe in other professions.
"I guess what I'm saying is, your idealism is pretty cool. When you graduate, hand me your business card so I can recommend your services to everyone I know."
Lol inb4 paediatric neurosurgeon.
Basically. If you need my services, chances are your future's grim.
"And I wonder if you'd blow a gasket after working for a long time to cure someone only for them to thank Jesus and not you. "
I was thinking about that too. I would just have to ignore them, grumble and move on. And probably talk to someone about it later. There's no point getting angry at a patient, no matter the circumstances. It's probably borderline immoral to be furious with a patient.
Again, power imbalance.
Back to finishing the music list then I'll be hopping off this post.
I think I'm done now.
Hoping to see you all soon.
Also, this is slightly embarrassing, but who exactly is in the picture you drew Aereas? I'm having trouble deciding who's who, not helped by the dinosaur in the bottom right.
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