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Comment by magicmicah85

3 days ago

The modern hippocratic oath has no mention of poisons, also doesn't require the oath to be sworn before the gods of the pantheon. Up until the 19th century, physicians didn't believe in germs either. Attitudes change with the knowledge we accumulate.

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account42  1 day ago

Change doesn't inherently mean better.

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