To paraphrase G.K. Chesterton: Innate intelligence is like the sun, you cannot look directly at it but without “seeing” it you cannot understand anything else. So I conclude: 1. You cannot understand physiology. 2.You cannot understand why the body gets sick. 3. You cannot understand why the body does not get sick. 4. You cannot … Read more
Is there a level of intelligence greater than or outside of the innate intelligence of the body?
I was reading a Scripture passage this morning which read “My power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Cor.12:9). Paul (the writer) was saying that when he acknowledges his inability and relies upon God, then and only then is when he is most effective. It occurred to me “how appropriate for us chiropractors.” We all, … Read more
If you had a piece of string tied around your aorta, would you be better off without it? If you had a bone out of place putting pressure on your nerves, would you be better off if it was not out of place?
Sometimes we try to split hairs so finely in chiropractic philosophy that we can lose sight of who we are and what we do. Some years ago a chiropractor took issue with my statement that chiropractors correct vertebral subluxations to enable the innate intelligence of the body to be more fully expressed. His argument was … Read more
“If the vertebral subluxation is an anatomical and physiological abnormality and anatomical and physiological abnormalities are the domain of the health care profession, then chiropractic is a health care profession”-A well-known chiropractic philosopher. Response: What makes chiropractic unique and places it outside the so-called health care professions is the fact that a metaphysical aberration, an … Read more
Vertebral subluxation is not THE Cause to any physical problem. But it is surely A cause to every physical problem. True or False? Why?
There is nothing wrong with living in an authoritarian society…. as long as you have the right authority. The authority for the human being is the innate intelligence of the body and the free will of the person who owns that body. We must resist the efforts of those, particularly in government, who would usurp that … Read more
Intelligent Design only addresses the design element, not the intention or purpose. The chiropractic Major Premise addresses something different, something greater. Intelligent Design is two steps from a theological construct, the Major Premise is only one step from it.
There are a number of terms used to describe the contrasts between these two world and life viewpoints. Some are more appropriate than others under different circumstances. “Above-down, inside-out” versus “outside-in, below-up” are the most common terms used in describing aspects of the health field in general and chiropractic in particular. Tradition says it was coined … Read more