Conflict: A strange title for a post, huh?
This morning I was thinking about the last year and what I have learned. My love and devotion to my daughter compelled me to try to understand the issues surrounding scoliosis; in particular, the issues surrounding scoliosis bracing.
I haven’t participated much recently in the forum but I do check in and read up from time to time. I see there is still some “conflict” and occasionally people contrast this forum with SSO where the focus is more on support.
But this is the thing: when it comes to trying to understand an issue I want (need) to hear BOTH sides of an argument elucidated. You really don’t get that in a “support” type of environment. You need to have people passionate about their views, respectfully presenting and supporting them. The “respectful” part becomes a challenge, especially if one is “passionate” about their viewpoint. Personally, I would prefer both, but given the choice, I would choose the passion over the respect.
So, at the end of the day, this being the holiday season and all, I would hope that people on both sides of various debates recognize the contributions that each opposing side has made to support our understanding of the issues. Hopefully we might work to enhance the “respect” part without dampening the “passion”. I am certainly grateful for everyone here and I wish you all a joyous holiday.
I will leave you with a gift: Here is a link to an excellent 500 page online book about “Clinical Trials”. It touches on many relevant topics, including issues related to RCT’s, medical ethics, preference trials, biostatistics etc. It is very readable and you might consider bookmarking or downloading it.
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah – in our house we are fortunate enough to celebrate both the miracle of the Hanukkah lights and the miracle of the virgin birth. No conflict, just understanding and respect: the only challenge is making sure the menorah doesn’t catch the Christmas tree on fire.
This morning I was thinking about the last year and what I have learned. My love and devotion to my daughter compelled me to try to understand the issues surrounding scoliosis; in particular, the issues surrounding scoliosis bracing.
I haven’t participated much recently in the forum but I do check in and read up from time to time. I see there is still some “conflict” and occasionally people contrast this forum with SSO where the focus is more on support.
But this is the thing: when it comes to trying to understand an issue I want (need) to hear BOTH sides of an argument elucidated. You really don’t get that in a “support” type of environment. You need to have people passionate about their views, respectfully presenting and supporting them. The “respectful” part becomes a challenge, especially if one is “passionate” about their viewpoint. Personally, I would prefer both, but given the choice, I would choose the passion over the respect.
So, at the end of the day, this being the holiday season and all, I would hope that people on both sides of various debates recognize the contributions that each opposing side has made to support our understanding of the issues. Hopefully we might work to enhance the “respect” part without dampening the “passion”. I am certainly grateful for everyone here and I wish you all a joyous holiday.
I will leave you with a gift: Here is a link to an excellent 500 page online book about “Clinical Trials”. It touches on many relevant topics, including issues related to RCT’s, medical ethics, preference trials, biostatistics etc. It is very readable and you might consider bookmarking or downloading it.
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah – in our house we are fortunate enough to celebrate both the miracle of the Hanukkah lights and the miracle of the virgin birth. No conflict, just understanding and respect: the only challenge is making sure the menorah doesn’t catch the Christmas tree on fire.
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