I took my one year old grandson in (helping out my daughter) for a checkup on his RSV that’s he’s had for 2 weeks, as he had fluid in his lungs last week. (He’s doing great now BTW). The doctor questioned where he could have possibly picked it up. We ran through some possibilities and eventually started talking about covid. He (the doctor) and his wife both just got over their 5th bout of covid.. this one being the worst. He couldn’t eat for 5 days and needed steroids for his cough. Then he tells me “to top it all off I’ve had 3 covid shots!”. Then I say (as a very non confrontational type, but totally dumbfounded by his ignorance)… “well, I think you need to stop taking those shots, doc. They’re obviously not doing you any good.” He says, “I did turn down the fourth”.
My question is, how can someone so brilliant enough to become a doctor be so stupid? Sadly, I predict he’ll be dead in 5 years. Crazy.
Most doctors nowadays aren’t that smart just persistent (I work in a hospital so I see and hear it all the time from doctors themselves and med students). They are just taught to memorize and regurgitate whatever they are taught and are often times too busy or lazy to do research themselves so they put blind trust in their superiors. Most do not have critical thinking abilities unfortunately. Not to mention they are also afraid to think differently than their colleagues. Not sure if this is because of fear of retaliation from medical board or just wanting to be accepted by their colleagues.