Robert wrote:
Zoe is angry because I added factual historical information to this article that she is apparently embarassed by; Chiropractic theory is an 18th century religious theory, one of many created at that time which attempted to fuse science and religion. (This is really not a shocking claim for anyone read in this subject; this was a very common phenomenon.) According to the National Council Against Health Fraud, both its beliefs and the way it indoctrinates true believers fits the dictionary definition of a cult.
I would not dispute that religion played a significant role in the early development of chiropractic in the 18th century and earlier. That, however, is a reflection on a time when the objectives of science had to be consistent with those of the church. There was no requirement that the consistency had to be rational. It is a fallacy to believe that we are still in the 18th century.
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