Just a reminder that being a doctor doesn’t make him right. He’s right because he follows the scientific method to determine the best medical practices. He learn to do this while becoming a doctor. Having a degree and maintaining a license to practice medicine ostensibly means that he applies this rigorous, objective approach to all health-related questions, but that isn’t always the case. Doctors can be biased or corrupt just like anyone else. See: Ben Carson, Mehmet Oz. Trust is hard earned, and easily broken, and the great thing about science is that anyone can do it.
And actually being a doctor really isn’t the best degree to learn critical thinking.
You are taught how to be very good at memorisation, split second decisions, following protocols etc. which are different skills than what is valued in people like biologists and biochemists who conduct lots of biomedical research.
which are different skills than what is valued in people like biologists and biochemists who conduct lots of biomedical research.
Ehh… I wouldn’t say that your degree dictates your ability to think critically. I mean a lot of MD’s have biology/chemistry degrees and work in biomedical research.
I think virology is such a specified field of study that it takes someone with practiced experience to really explain it well.
I mean, I have a medical degree, but practice in orthopedics and rehabilitation. I haven’t seriously studied anything having to do with viruses in over a decade. Which places me in the same boat as the vast majority of physicians.
I wouldn’t really take anyone’s word on the matter unless they are actively working in the field at a reputable organization.
Just a reminder that being a doctor doesn’t make him right. He’s right because he follows the scientific method to determine the best medical practices. He learn to do this while becoming a doctor. Having a degree and maintaining a license to practice medicine ostensibly means that he applies this rigorous, objective approach to all health-related questions, but that isn’t always the case. Doctors can be biased or corrupt just like anyone else. See: Ben Carson, Mehmet Oz. Trust is hard earned, and easily broken, and the great thing about science is that anyone can do it.
And actually being a doctor really isn’t the best degree to learn critical thinking.
You are taught how to be very good at memorisation, split second decisions, following protocols etc. which are different skills than what is valued in people like biologists and biochemists who conduct lots of biomedical research.
Ehh… I wouldn’t say that your degree dictates your ability to think critically. I mean a lot of MD’s have biology/chemistry degrees and work in biomedical research.
I think virology is such a specified field of study that it takes someone with practiced experience to really explain it well.
I mean, I have a medical degree, but practice in orthopedics and rehabilitation. I haven’t seriously studied anything having to do with viruses in over a decade. Which places me in the same boat as the vast majority of physicians.
I wouldn’t really take anyone’s word on the matter unless they are actively working in the field at a reputable organization.
Rand Paul