From 2011 through 2017, after 28 years of publishing The Pivot Review, Dr. Strauss instead began blogging thoughts and articles. We hope you are stimulated, challenged, and inspired by this collection of of over 1000 thoughts and articles.
Checks and Balances in Chiropractic.
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The government of the United States has a system that creates checks and balances, making it a unique system of governing. The ultimate check is “we the people” and the United States Constitution which the people formed through their appointed representatives and ratified by the states, a check that only the people can change. The three branches of ... Read more
Read More Empiricism and the Problem with Research
| Thinking Straight | 44 Comments
Empirical information that is reality is always true. The problem is that we often perceive it imperfectly and our arrogance and or position of authority often does not allow us to accept that our perception may be wrong.
Read More Spinology and Theology
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The reason Spinology can stay away from theological concepts is that it begins further down the “deductive line”. This avoids a real philosophical issue that Stephenson and B.J. address, where the Major Premise comes from. That’s the Spinologist’s prerogative. The spinologist never tells you where he gets his Major Premise. It seems that Spinology avoids theological concepts ... Read more
Read More Health Fields
| Thinking Straight | 14 Comments
All health fields depend upon the innate intelligence of the body for their success. However, it seems that only the objective straight chiropractor acknowledges that dependence.
Read More Humility is an Educated Function
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We are not born with humility, because the innate intelligence of the body is designed to be selfish. The baby lets everyone know when he is hungry and has no compunction about relieving himself or herself anytime, anywhere. That is normal and natural because other than through its innate intelligence a baby has no other way to ... Read more
Read More Conclusions
| Thinking Straight
That’s my conclusion based on science (empirical information). That’s my conclusion based on reason (deduction). That’s my conclusion based on faith(belief in some authority). Which of the above is the best method in order to reach a conclusion?
Read More Freedom and Equality
| Thinking Straight | 9 Comments
Freedom is a guarantee of inequality. As the government tries to create equality of health care, it must incorporate the destruction of the freedom to choose approaches to health care. How is this related to the CCE? It is endeavoring to make us equal to the medical profession and make us all equal to each other,( at ... Read more
Read More The Significance of Vertebral Subluxation
| Patient Education, Thinking Straight, Thoughts | 4 Comments
Because you cannot necessarily measure the difference between being subluxated and being unsubluxated does not decrease that difference. The only question we must ask and answer: “Is that difference significant?” Perhaps we have not scientifically established that yet or that we ever will. But do you want to take the chance that it is?
Read More Power Politics v. Philosophical Shift- A Thought for the New Year.
| Thinking Straight | 1 Comment
With the latest CCE hearing and the results, there are a number of issues being brought forth including legitimate as well as unfair criticism and the old, straight chiropractic tactic of attempting to find good in a bad result and then using it to encourage people to join or quit certain organizations. It’s like ... Read more
Read More Are Universal Forces Instructive?
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It has been suggested that universal forces are instructive information. Perhaps that is what B.J. had in mind when he developed the concept of “innate thot flashes” (although I have never seen a satisfactory development of the subject of “thot flashes”). It seems to me we are asked to accept it based on the authority ... Read more
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