Abstract: . . .  lie if they truly believe it to be a lie. In this secular age, they naturally turn to science instead of religion, since science is considered a source of truth while organized religion is not. Because alternative medicine stands between religion and science, it benefits from this migration toward science. The rapid growth of alternative medicine during the past decade can be understood in a slightly different way. For much of the twentieth century, human unhappiness was thought to stem from definite . . .
. . .  alternative medicine Page 1 Science, Faith, and Alternative Medicine - Policy Review, No. 108 Printer Friendly Version (Original Version) Science, Faith, and Alternative Medicine By Ronald W. Dworkin ears ago, people wore garlic around their necks to protect their health. There may have been a rational basis for this action: Wearing garlic kept others at a distance, thus decreasing one’s exposure . . .
. . .  Considering that the two great misfortunes of life are illness and gloom, any discipline that promises to ward off both in a single stroke will not go away soon. Policy toward alternative medicine should be crafted in light of this truth: thoughtfully and sensibly, yet with a degree of sympathy toward those who have found something of value in alternative medicine . Feedback? Email polrev@hoover.stanford.edu. Or send us a Letter to the Editor. | About Policy Review | Archives | Contact Us | | Subscriptions . . .
. . .  promises to ward off both in a single stroke will not go away soon. Policy toward alternative medicine should be crafted in light of this truth: thoughtfully and sensibly, yet with a degree of sympathy toward those who have found something of value in alternative medicine . Feedback? Email polrev@hoover.stanford.edu. Or send us a Letter to the Editor. | About Policy Review | Archives | Contact Us | | Subscriptions | Advertising Info | Letters to the Editor | | Staff | Tod Lindberg | Hoover Institution . . .
. . .  ward off both in a single stroke will not go away soon. Policy toward alternative medicine should be crafted in light of this truth: thoughtfully and sensibly, yet with a degree of sympathy toward those who have found something of value in alternative medicine . Feedback? Email polrev@hoover.stanford.edu. Or send us a Letter to the Editor. | About Policy Review | Archives | Contact Us | | Subscriptions | Advertising Info | Letters to the Editor | | Staff | Tod Lindberg | Hoover Institution |  . . .
. . .  crafted in light of this truth: thoughtfully and sensibly, yet with a degree of sympathy toward those who have found something of value in alternative medicine . Feedback? Email polrev@hoover.stanford.edu. Or send us a Letter to the Editor. | About Policy Review | Archives | Contact Us | | Subscriptions | Advertising Info | Letters to the Editor | | Staff | Tod Lindberg | Hoover Institution |  . . .
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