Kirt, Good points, all of them. However, I might have misconstrued what I really meant in my barrage of rhetoric. Allow me to clarify: >So the idea here is that some group of powerful people just really likes >"vaccination, antibiotics, and other drugs" and they are trying to scare us >by inventing the scare tactic of germ/contagion theory? :/ I don't mean to imply that doctors all _create_ the germ scare, yet it is true that the majority of them perpetuate this theory, using it as a major tactic to illicit compliance with their drug treatments. Haven't you had similar experiences, Kirt, such as, "Kirt, if you don't get this vaccine before you leave for Guatemala, you'll get X illness, or Y illness, or maybe even die..." I know I have had countless experiences where my physicians have used the tactic of scaring me with germ theory to get me to work with them. >BUT the germ theory predates these >folks--they didn't invent it as a ruse to do devilish things to us >earthlings. They may well be exploiting folks fear of germs, but they >didn't sit around a table and invent it from scratch. ;) Well, maybe you're referring to Pasteur: one of the fathers of germ theory. Bechamp or Pasteur, by E. Douglas Hume, profiles how much of the germ theory came to become accepted, including the advent of vaccinations (despite constant side effects, including death, illness, etc.) So, while I agree that our health profession doesn't sit in their high horse and plan our deaths, they take a huge part in the perpetuation of a sad lie: that drugs, vaccines, and antibiotics are the path to perfect health. And I don't feel like I really know enough to go into the argument of whether or not it's a conspiracy: that I don't know much about. I do know that pharmecutical companies have a GREAT deal to do with medical school curriculum; students are taught from day 1 the merits of drug x, y, and z. Most medical schools, while requiring detailed schooling on medicines, require little to nothing regarding nutrition. So, while I am not really a "conspiracy man" myself either, do you agree that the facts seem to be a little questionable? >As limited as the (narrow-minded) "germ theory of disease" is, I think >replacing it with the (narrow-minded) "germ theory of health" might be >un-useful. >Parasites are an issue for nearly >every culture that I have studied, whether SADers or wild chimp populations. Agreed, Kirt. It would not be truthful for a raw-fooder to expect zero health concerns from now on; a balance should be given to any point of view. No diet will sew you back together after you're in a car wreck. But at the same time, the nutrition does have its clear merits over allopathic medicine. And I'll tell you one thing, I'd sure rather be scratching a tick off of my bum than dealing with most any chronic illnesses. >;-) In all, I agree that one should weigh the facts before going from one extreme of thought to another complete extreme of thought. Regards, Ben