Our chiropractic philosophy is based upon the fact that only the innate intelligence of the patient’s body knows what is normal and necessary for that individual, at any given moment. When we as chiropractors begin establishing what is normal for an individual we have stepped outside the realm of chiropractic by assuming we have, educatedly, … Read more
Here is the cause of the whole collapse and huge blunder of this generation. We have mixed up two different, opposite things. Progress should mean that we are changing the world to reflect our vision. It has come to mean, at this time, that we are changing our vision. – G.K. Chesterton (paraphrased) Are we … Read more
Here’s a question for those of you who love and want more research. If you can produce anecdotal, case study, or any kind of empirical research that chiropractic creates improvement in a person with xyz disease (you pick the disease), what exactly have you proven and how does that impact upon the practice of chiropractic? … Read more
Here’s a question for those of you who love and want more research. If you can produce anecdotal, case study, or any kind of empirical research that chiropractic creates improvement in a person with xyz disease (you pick the disease), what exactly have you proven and how does that impact upon the practice of chiropractic? … Read more
You must know your enemy. Our enemy today is an outside-in, mechanistic, naturalistic viewpoint. It is not a person, not an accrediting agency or any organization. It is a way of thinking. We don’t have to fight against people or organizations, just change their way of thinking until it reflects our vision. We can only … Read more
One thing the recent pro and anti CCE internet conversation has shown us is that neither side has a corner on vitriol, naivety, or an ability to present an emotional argument with absolutely no facts at hand. All of that could be rectified if each side was armed with an understanding of the history of … Read more
My first reaction to the concerted effort on the part of many relative to the present CCE furor was “where were all of you in the late 70’s and 80’s when a few of us were fighting this battle?” Of course, I realized right away that most of you were not even in chiropractic yet, … Read more
We asked this question on a post recently and got some good and interesting responses. Our philosophy says that they are “destructive as regards structural matter” (Principle No. 26). The question arises as to how these forces can be destructive since the Major Premise says “universal intelligence…maintains matter in active organization.” Whenever we have two … Read more
Those who reject the ADIO philosophy say that our recognition of an organizing principle, a universal intelligence, is only in our imagination and they cite the Rorschach test as an example. But because something is designed purposefully without organization, order or symmetry does not mean that anything or everything else comes about by that … Read more
Chiropractic cannot be fit into the standard empirical mold of science because of innate intelligence. Does that make chiropractic inferior? Yes, according to the late Dr. Joseph Keating and why some in our profession want to do away with the concept of innate intelligence. I would disagree. It does not make chiropractic inferior. However, it … Read more