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Originally posted by SuckOnThis
Okay genius, lets hear you name some diseases that have been cured.
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Polio and Smallpox are essentially wiped off the planet thanks to innoculations, those are two big ones I can name right off the top of my head.
But medicine isn't just about "wiping out disease", it's about "helping people live healthier happier lives". I, for example, have a condition which, although it happens very rarely, could be potentially fatal. Thanks to a couple pills which essentially amount to $1/day, I'm spared from having to worry about that 99% of the time, and with another cheap on-the-shelf medication I can wipe out most of my symptoms. No naturally existing medicinal herb or fruit would protect me from this condition.
My enjoyment of life would have been seriously diminished without these medical discoveries. Doesn't seem like a scam to me!
Now, if you claimed that big pharma and hospitals hold the threat of pain, disability and death over certain people in order to suck them dry of more money than they should, you'd be starting an actual debate where both sides would have reasonable points to make.
