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>>cainxi+(OP)
thinking that our own judgement is better than a doctor judgement, supported by a vast community and shared knowledge, is epistemically interesting. Beware that I'm not saying that doctors, or the scientific community, can't be wrong, everyone can be wrong, even ourselves.

Personally, I'd rather have a proper doctor prescribe me said medicine than take it myself.

>>fedeb9+u8
> thinking that our own judgement is better than a doctor judgement, supported by a vast community and shared knowledge, is epistemically interesting.

The medical community is concerned with physical health, mental health, ect.

The Psychedelic community is more like a religion; it is "vast" and there is a lot of "shared knowledge" if you go looking. The thing is, western medicine's purpose really isn't to do the kind of thing that psychedelics are for.

It's probably better not to conflate the two communities, because they use drugs for very different purposes.

A different way to say it: Don't confuse the pharmacy and the liquor store.

>>gwbas1+0h
This is absolutely /bullshit/.

That medical doctor doesn't even know how most of the medications work, or why!

If it was just about "health" a lot of things with our modern medical care would be different.

>>esseph+BB
Isn't this what the years-long studies and rigorous state examination is for? How would they selecting medication, when they wouldn't know the mechanism of action?

>>171862+oE1
Congrats, you just described mental healthcare.

And a bunchhhhh of other things.

>>esseph+eV1
You have state examination for other professions? We only have them for medical professions, laywers, criminal-related professions and teachers.

I think in most cases were the patient thinks he is smarter than the doctor, the latter already knows the argument, but also why it is wrong/more complicated. When something is understoodable by laymen, the doctor will be fine to understand it and better suited to judge it.