[Vision2020] [link added] We, Intoleristas . . .

[Tom Hansen]

When my wife was medevac'd from Gritman to Sacred Heart on December 15, 2011, I didn't seek a second opinion (didn't have the time).  An hour after she had arrived at Sacred Heart's ICU, I sat there in the ICU waiting room as Dr. Howard explained how, unless Rodna's oxygen didn't drastically improve soon, she could suffer serious brain damage and possible heart failure, I didn't seek a faith healer or a second opinion (didn't have the time). I simply put my faith in a couple doctors and a handful of critical care nurses.  After five weeks at Sacred Heart's ICU and seven weeks of speech, occupational, and physical therapy at NIACH (Northern Idaho Advanced Care Hospital) I was glad that the right people were available at the right time at the right place.  I will continue to be forever indebted to those doctors and nurses for every breath Rodna takes.

The waiting room at Sacred Heart's ICU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_evAn0ZLQfY
 
Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .

"Moscow Cares"
http://www.MoscowCares.com
  
Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
 

On Jan 1, 2013, at 12:04 PM, Dan Carscallen <areaman at moscow.com> wrote:

> Do you never get a second opinion when you go to the doc? All I can say is that on day-to-day stuff, probably not, but if its something huge and potentially life-altering, darn right I do, and there's a good chance I'm going to do some research of my own.
> 
> DC
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> On Jan 1, 2013, at 11:46, Joe Campbell <philosopher.joe at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Even in the case of medicine? Do you trust no one? Sorry but I don't believe you!
>> 
>> I'm not denying that a healthy dose of skepticism is a good thing. Actually, I consider myself a bit of a skeptic about almost any topic. 
>> 
>> But when push comes to shove and a decision needs to be made and we're considering matters of science in order to set public policy, I don't see a better general rule than "Follow the overwhelming consensus." I don't see "Follow the guy who thinks about it in his spare time instead of the consensus opinion of the experts" as a very good GENERAL rule to follow, and neither do you. Or at least you shouldn't.
>> 
>> That is not dogmatism; it is common sense.
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>> On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 11:34 AM, Steven Basoa <sbasoa at moscow.com> wrote:
>>> On Jan 1, 2013, at 11:11 AM, Joe Campbell wrote:
>>> 
>>> >Then we come down to the issue of what I or anyone else should do when given the choice of (a) believing what the majority of experts say on >ANY topic or (b) believing what you say, given that you have no formal training, education, or expertise.
>>> 
>>> I have always found that a healthy dose of skepticism is almost always warranted, no matter the subject.
>>> 
>>> >The wise decision is (a). Even you will agree in most cases that this general way of thinking is correct.
>>> 
>>> Why will Paul agree to this?  Because you say so?  There you go being dogmatic yet again...   ;-]
>>> 
>>> -SB
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