The Windows of Perception and the Language of Spin
We are the most conditioned, programmed beings the world has ever known.
Not only are our thoughts and attitudes continually being shaped and moulded; our very awareness of the whole design is being subtly and inexorably erased.
The windows of perception are carefully and precisely regulated.
It is an exhausting and endless task to keep explaining to people how most issues of conventional wisdom are scientifically implanted in the public consciousness by a thousand media clips per day.
If everybody believes something, it's probably wrong. We call that Conventional Wisdom.
In America, conventional wisdom which has mass acceptance is contrived: somebody's paying for it.
Examples:
* Pharmaceuticals restore health
* Vaccination brings immunity
* The cure for cancer is just around the corner
* Menopause is a disease
* When a child is sick, he needs immediate antibiotics
* When a child has a fever he needs Tylenol
* Hospitals are safe and clean
* America has the best health care in the world
* Americans have the best health in the world
* Milk is a good source of calcium
* You never outgrow your need for milk
* Vitamin C is ascorbic acid
* Aspirin prevents heart attacks
* Heart drugs improve the heart
* Back and neck pain are the only reasons for spinal adjustment
* No child can get into school without being vaccinated
* The FDA thoroughly tests all drugs before they go on the market
* Pregnancy is a serious medical condition which requires hospitalization
* Chemotherapy and radiation are effective cures for cancer
* When your child is diagnosed with an ear infection, antibiotics should be given immediately 'just in case'
* Estrogen drugs prevent osteoporosis after menopause
* Pediatricians are the most highly trained of all medical specialists
* The purpose of the health care industry is health
* HIV is the cause of AIDS
* AZT is a cure
* Without vaccines, infectious diseases will return
* Fluoride protects your teeth
* Flu shots prevent the flu
* Vaccines are thoroughly tested before being placed on the Mandated Schedule
* Doctors are certain that the benefits of vaccines far outweigh any possible risks
* There is a power shortage in California
* There is a meningitis epidemic in California
* The NASDAQ is a natural market controlled only by supply and demand
* Chronic pain is a natural consequence of aging
* Soy is a healthy source of protein
* Insulin shots cure diabetes
* After we take out your gall bladder you can eat anything you want
* Allergy medicine will cure allergies
Language of Spin
Language of Spin
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