But she worked in hospitals all her life.

People like her -- doctors and nurses -- are not kind; they are arrogant.

They believe that what they were taught in medical school or nursing school was (a) the truth and (b) important about health care. If they were taught it in their school, it was both true and important. If it was not taught in their school, it is not true or not important.

This is arrogance, not kindness.

Their arrogant attitudes are confirmed by each other (confirmation bias) on a daily basis, as they spend most of their waking hours around others with the same beliefs and arrogance. But, of course, like so many people, they are blind to their own arrogance and think of it instead as heroism.

These people are a problem for society. They are not critical thinkers. Intelligent enough to remember things so they can pass a test, yes. But not willing to ask if what they were taught was true.

North Korea is full of such people, no doubt. But that does not make for a healthy society.

I realize it is your wife, so that is a tough situation. But in general, we should not be coddling these people. We should be challenging them and confronting them with their own refusal to think.

They want life to be easy and full of sugarplums and fairytales. But that attitude causes serious problems when true evil takes advantage of such a society.

But she worked in hospitals all her life.

People like her -- doctors and nurses -- are not kind; they are arrogant.

They believe that what they were taught in medical school or nursing school was (a) the truth and (b) important about health care. If they were taught it in their school, it was both true and important. If it was not taught in their school, it is not true or not important.

This is arrogance, not kindness.

Their arrogant attitudes are confirmed by each other (confirmation bias) on a daily basis, as they spend most of their waking hours around others with the same beliefs and arrogance. But, of course, like so many people, they are blind to their own arrogance and think of it instead their heroism.

These people are a problem for society. They are not critical thinkers. Intelligent enough to remember things so they can pass a test, yes. But not willing to ask if what they were taught was true.

North Korea is full of such people, no doubt. But that does not make for a healthy society.

I realize it is your wife, so that is a tough situation. But in general, we should not be coddling these people. We should be challenging them and confronting them with their own refusal to think.

They want life to be easy and full of sugarplums and fairytales. But that attitude causes serious problems when true evil takes advantage of such a society.

But she worked in hospitals all her life.

People like her -- doctors and nurses -- are not kind; they are arrogant.

They believe that what they were taught in medical school or nursing school was (a) the truth and (b) important about health care. If they were taught it in their school, it was both true and important. If it was not taught in their school, it is not true or not important.

This is arrogance, not kindness.

Their arrogant attitudes are confirmed by each other (confirmation bias) on a daily basis, as they spend most of their waking hours around others with the same beliefs and arrogance. But, of course, like so many people, they are blind to their own arrogance and think of it instead their heroism.

These people are a problem for society. They are not critical thinkers. Intelligent enough to remember things so they can pass a test, yes. But not willing to ask if what they were taught was true.

North Korea is full of such people, no doubt. But that does not make for a healthy society.

I realize it is your wife, so that is a tough situation. But in general, we should not be coddling these people. We should be challenging them and confronting them with their own refusal to think.

They want life to be easy and full of sugar and fairytales. But that attitude causes serious problems when true evil takes advantage of such a society.

But she worked in hospitals all her life.

People like her -- doctors and nurses -- are not kind; they are arrogant.

They believe that what they were taught in medical school or nursing school was (a) the truth and (b) important about health care. If they were taught it in their school, it was both true and important. If it was not taught in their school, it is not true or not important.

This is arrogance, not kindness.

Their arrogant attitudes are confirmed by each other (confirmation bias) on a daily basis, as they spend most of their waking hours around others with the same beliefs and arrogance. But, of course, as so many people do, they are blind to their own arrogance and think of it it instead as heroism.

But these people are a problem for society. They are not critical thinkers. Intelligent enough to remember things so they can pass a test, yes. But not willing to ask if what they were taught was true.

North Korea is full of such people, no doubt. But that does not make for a healthy society.

I realize it is your wife, so that is a tough situation. But in general, we should not be coddling these people. We should be challenging them and confronting them with their own refusal to think.

They want life to be easy and full of sugar and fairytales. But that attitude causes serious problems when true evil takes advantage of such a society.