The error that you've made, and then run a mile with is right there in
your first response when you say "oddly scare-quoted". You took that
to be disparaging of medical professionals whereas in fact the work
those quotes are doing in that sentence is precisely the opposite; to
throw scorn on the idea that it was "medical professionals" who said
that.
I can see how you made that mistake. And maybe I should have been more
forthright in saying that - hey maybe Gabor Mate (being the "some" who
might say) has a bit of a chip on his shoulder.
Sadly, it shows rather clearly how we all impose beliefs we already
have (especially about other people) on the words we read.
Maybe where you could have jumped off that mistake train was where I
said without stubbornness, that no, I have no evidence of such a thing
and even if I did, I would not deem it credible.
Nonetheless it has been said, whether you or I believe it or not, and
if you want more details then you'll have to read Mate's book.
I can see how you made that mistake. And maybe I should have been more forthright in saying that - hey maybe Gabor Mate (being the "some" who might say) has a bit of a chip on his shoulder.
Sadly, it shows rather clearly how we all impose beliefs we already have (especially about other people) on the words we read.
Maybe where you could have jumped off that mistake train was where I said without stubbornness, that no, I have no evidence of such a thing and even if I did, I would not deem it credible.
Nonetheless it has been said, whether you or I believe it or not, and if you want more details then you'll have to read Mate's book.