Two issues ago (Vol I No. 4) we presented the case history of an individual with a heart transplant and addressed the question: If the innate intelligence of the body were trying to reject the transplanted heart, would chiropractic adjustments increase the innate potential and hasten the rejection process? We received some interesting comments. Some of the comments were made from either an empirical or an inductive viewpoint. Answering from an empirical position we would say that the adjustment would enhance rejection and therefore the patient should not be adjusted. Answering from an inductive position will, as with most inductive thinking, lead you to the acknowledge that you do not know. This would, of course, make the average chiropractor reluctant to adjust. Chiropractic, however, is largely deductive in its application. In deduction we start with a major premise or a chiropractic axiom. In this case that axiom is principle number 25. “The forces of innate intelligence will never do anything to harm the tissues in which they reside.” What we are saying is that every time we give an adjustment we know that we are doing the very best we can for that person. The innate intelligence of the body is expressing itself more fully and the person is better off. We do this based upon a deductive principle, one that is just as much truth, just as accurate as our Major Premise. Having that knowledge, that conviction, that confidence is the most important concept that any practitioner could possibly have as he goes about the task of removing interference to the expression of innate intelligence.v5n6
