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Originally Posted by AtlantisCash
what ever man, i agree there are crazy people in any groups, but this is not one of them imho,
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The example I was referencing, which was said to be a true experience by TJeezers, was that a woman stabbed herself in the chest after receiving a blood transfusion.
Regardless of religious denomination, that's an act of mental instability that should not be reflected upon other followers of the religion that the person followed.
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Originally Posted by AtlantisCash
these alternative methods You mentioned gained a cirtain period with 1995 which was only 15 years ago from now, so that means there were people probably who died due to they refuse taking an other person's blood.
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Blood transfusions are not 100% effective or life saving and medical knowledge was not the same, even 15 years ago, as it is today.
In these times doctors have found that the body is far more resilient than previously thought a decade ago in regards to blood loss.
Persons like yourself who do not have a grasp of the entire medical picture just take the opportunity to lambaste a religion, based on past information that is largely outdated.
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Originally Posted by AtlantisCash
can we say these deaths totally stopped even today at all? probably not. These alternative methods done in any hospital as a common method? i don't think so, as i learn there is one center which jws and other people who avoid from blood taking due to other reasons can go there.
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Again, this is 2010. The majority of hospital facilities, even in third world countries, are equipped with these alternative methods. In some cases it's simply a matter of increasing the liquid volume of the blood, which nullifies the need for blood transfusions.
Remember that being a doctor is not a stagnant profession. New methodologies are found everyday and the governing body of medical professionals worldwide ensure that practicing doctors abide by the updated rules. That's why they must attend conferences and seminars.
Not to mention the fact that established medical bodies have come forward and admitted that past reliance on blood transfusions was based on information that was not entirely correct.
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Originally Posted by AtlantisCash
however with today's facilities, yet it's ridiculous to defend  |
There doesn't need to be a defense of it. Medical information speaks for itself.
What's happening here is that persons are taking their dislike for religion and using that as a base to criticize a personal decision to reject a blood transfusion. Little do these types of persons know that reliance upon blood transfusions is becoming far less on a mainstream level and that it is quickly becoming an outdated medical procedure.
Medical technology is fast advancing. Some people need to update their info.