(NaturalNews) Every culture invents its own mythology to explain the world around it. What's interesting about this, however, is that
no culture believes its mythology is actually "myth". Its people believe commonly-held fabrications to be truthful and accurate. It is only later, after that culture or civilization collapses or moves forward that the mythology is revealed as fiction.
Western civilization is currently steeped in a fascinating form of mythology called "medical science." Like any good
mythology, it has its stories ("these chemicals balance your
brain chemistry") and its story tellers (the medical journals). These stories are carefully placed in the framework of truthful-sounding "scientific" language. But as the recent findings about 21 fabricated studies reveals (
http://www.naturalnews.com/025852.html), these peer-reviewed clinical trial results published in "scientific" journals are really just a modern form of mythological story-telling.
Modern medicine myths parallel Greek mythology
The Greeks had their many gods, and modern western
civilization has its "science." Throughout human history, cultures have always invented mythological heroes to heal and protect them. Those cultural heroes have typically taken the form of imaginary deities (such as in Greek mythology). But today in
modern medicine, they take the form of imaginary scientific achievements that assume the same roles as make-believe deities.
In times of ancient
Greece, for example, citizens who wanted
fertility prayed to
Demeter. Today, Americans pray to
Viagra.
In ancient Greece, citizens who wanted happiness prayed to
Eutychia. Today, Americans pray for
Prozac.
In ancient Greece, people who wanted to improve the quality of their
sleep prayed to
Hypnos. Today, Americans pray to
Ambien.
The gods and goddesses change, but the underlying mythology stays the same: These pills (or deities) have magical properties that alter your state of being or protect you from tragedy.
Doctors and Big Pharma scientists as story tellers
In every
culture, a group of "wise men" creates a scientific-sounding language in which the origins and actions of such gods and goddesses are explained. In modern times, that language takes the form of medicalized jargon which, not coincidentally, borrows virtually all its word roots from
Latin!For example, "hypoglycemia" is just a combination of "hypo" (too low) and "glycemia" (
sugar). So it's just Latin for "low
blood sugar."
"Osteoporosis" is just a combination of "osteo" (bones) and "porosis" (porous or full of holes). So it's just Latin for "bones that are fragile or weak."
Through the use of this special language, modern-day physicians engage in blatant story-telling that goes something like this:
"Your child's brain has a chemical imbalance. This magical pill enters your child's brain and stop the re-absorption of serotonin, cause his brain to function normally again."
This story is, of course, pure fiction. It's much the same as the stories of blood-letting
doctors from centuries ago: "Your sickness is caused by
evil spirits that have infected your blood. Once we cut open the veins in your wrist and let out this blood, the evil spirits go with it, restoring your
health!"
Modern-day doctors have stories for all sorts of diseases. "Your high
blood pressure is a disease, so when you take this magic pill, it causes your blood vessels to relax and dilate, lowering your blood pressure. You are cured!"
All mythology is defended by authority figures
Remember this, too: Throughout human history, all such mythologies have been defended by authority figures as being true. The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece, for example, were not merely thought of as metaphors,
they were believed to be real beings! Anyone who questioned that "truth" was considered a heretic.
Similarly, today's scientific-sounding pharmaceutical
myths are promoted by doctors, health authorities and
drug company researchers
as if they were real, too! And how do we know they're real? Because all the people making money off these drugs told us so!
The key defense in all this is not merely to question the scientific validity of each drug study one by one, but rather to
recognize the mythological basis of modern medical "science". Western scientific thought, as applied to medicine, is no more based in reality than the gods of ancient Greece. Yet it is defended with the same vigor and authority as the make-believe gods that have been used by every culture to explain life and death, health and
disease, fertility, childbirth, sleep, dreaming and other mysteries of human existence.
There's nothing wrong with telling the stories of mythological beings, of course: They can impart much wisdom in the right context. The problem comes when aggressive pushers of such mythologies proclaim their own story-telling is undeniable FACT and that anyone who does not believe their mythology should be arrested or otherwise punished.
This is the case with
vaccines, of course, and vaccines are based entirely on myth: "We'll take material from diseased cows, kill it, put it in a needle then inject you with it. From there, your immune system creates antibodies that fight off the disease forever!"
It's a great story, but unfortunately the presence of antibodies does not equal disease immunity, and the injection of such substances actually harms people. Thus, vaccines are also based on a convenient myth -- a good story that sounds great to many people, but is actually based on fiction. That's why the odds of catching a winter cold are virtually identical whether you get flu shots or not. These odds, incidentally, are about the same as having your fertility prayers answered by
Demeter.
Vaccines are, indeed, the most obvious form of modern-day medical quackery based on convenient myth and elaborate story-telling.
Listen to my exclusive interview with Dr. Sheri Tenpenny to hear the truth about vaccines:
http://www.naturalnews.com/Index-Podcasts.html
About the author: Mike Adams is a natural health researcher, author and award-winning journalist with a strong interest in personal health, the environment and the power of nature to help us all heal He is a prolific writer and has published thousands of articles, interviews, reports and consumer guides, reaching millions of readers with information that is saving lives and improving personal health around the world. Adams is a trusted, independent journalist who receives no money or promotional fees whatsoever to write about other companies' products. In 2010, Adams created NaturalNews.TV, a natural living video sharing site featuring thousands of user videos on foods, fitness, green living and more. He's also a noted technology pioneer and founded a software company in 1993 that developed the HTML email newsletter software currently powering the NaturalNews subscriptions. Adams is currently the executive director of the Consumer Wellness Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit, and regularly pursues cycling, nature photography, Capoeira and Pilates. He's also author of numerous health books published by Truth Publishing and is the creator of several consumer-oriented grassroots campaigns, including the Spam. Don't Buy It! campaign, and the free downloadable Honest Food Guide. He also created the free reference sites HerbReference.com and HealingFoodReference.com. Adams believes in free speech, free access to nutritional supplements and the ending of corporate control over medicines, genes and seeds.
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