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TexasOrtho -> RE: thoughts on manual therapy for scoliosis (March 29, 2008 11:36:47 AM)
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Prior to your focus on your personal feelings about the moderators you were able to influence a change in the MODERATOR'S CONSENSUS on pain. How do you explain our willingness to do that? Intolerance?
The changes I proposed and moderators agreed upon brought those statements back to a more balanced and factual representation of pain as it pertains to our patients. If you'd like me to thank you for helping you achieve this, you have my sincerest gratitude.
However, I think even you would have to agree the gravity of that forum is greatly influenced by two or three individuals (roughly accounting for 15,000 of 49,000 posts at present) who guide each debate as they see fit. It's their forum, so I don't dispute the mute/ban. I just think if their goal is to achieve a broader audience willing to listen to their ideas (some being very good ones) they should allow a productive discussion/debate to proceede without starting a fight they obviously can't finish. Luke, Jason, Nick, Cory, you and I were all having a fascinating debate until the pit yorkie started and kept biting at my heels.
It is becoming more and more evident however that the pursuit of a science-based reality is not their goal. They would rather simply encircle themselves with like-minded individuals ready to pat each other on the back and say "well done!" and "I'm going to use that in my next speech!". I simply don't think this is the path to developing an idea...Ideologues must be willing to subject their notions to unbiased scrutiny for it to push it's way out into mainstream practice.
If you find the terms tribe and cult to be offensive means of describing this phenomenon, I really can't do anything about that. I'd suggest rereading Beyerstein's description of a "pseudoscience" and have your moderators take a long hard look in the mirror.
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