Tuesday, January 21, 2014

A Medical Investigation: A Fable

An elderly woman is brought by her anxious family to see a doctor. She complains of feeling generally unwell but has no complaint more specific. She is fearful she is having a heart attack. The doctor is new in town and wants to be especially thorough. He does an extensive investigation and all the exams are normal. The doctor calls the family in with the patient to discuss her good results. During the discussion the patient suddenly dies.

Moral: We are very complicated and hard to predict. Some of our essence is beyond our grasp. Imagine hundreds or thousands or millions of such complicated being. Anyone who thinks they can analyze and influence large groups of these complicated beings should be viewed with suspicion.

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