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Phil Welsh's avatar

My 1828 Webster's Dictionary of the English Language defines "pharmaceutical" as medicine, poison, sorcery, witchcraft... Gee, that doesn't sound good, does it?

But what did we expect? The Nazi scientists and chemical/pharmaceutical interests were brought into the US under Operation Paperclip after WWII. They've had 75 years to work their "magic"...

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Paulg's avatar

In 1828 people still believed in witchcraft. Maybe you still do. You can't judge anyone by what was written nearly 200 years ago. Barbers use to do the surgeries.

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Phil Welsh's avatar

People believed in witchcraft 200 years ago and still do today because... wait for it... it's ACTUALLY been practiced for as long as humans have walked this earth. If such occult "crafts" hadn't been useful for those who practiced them, they would not have persisted for so long.

The real question is this: Why would BigPharma hold onto the word "pharmaceutical" as a descriptor for their products for so long, knowing full well what sort of sordid history that word connotes?

The answer may shock you... but it is what it is, and you can make of it what you wish.

The "evil-doers" follow a warped moral code which requires them to flaunt their symbols, plans, and calling cards in our faces. If We the People, who are being subjugated and abused and controlled, fail to resist, then the evil-doers consider that failure as a form of tacit approval and acceptance.

Frankly, it's hard to argue otherwise...

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Paulg's avatar

In the 21st century anybody that believes in witchcraft must have something deficient in their brain. I've seen more than you would ever believe. I work in probably the only country in the world where witchcraft is still in the law books. I have seen mother and baby burnt to death for witchcraft, but still nobody goes around doing or practicing any occult practices. It's all out of fear of the unknown.

Witchcraft only started after religion deluded everyone. The church people started it to scare people so they'd follow their god.

People who practice the occult now mainly do it for fun and to be part of a group but they don't believe it. You should ask one, i have. The ones who actually believe it are deluded with their brains are stuck in the dark ages.

Nothing has ever happened, or been useful, by practicing the occult because it's all just fairy tales made to scare people in the dark ages.

All the talk of witches, satan, gods and the mark of the beast should be lost to the dark ages. Anyone that still believes needs to grow up.

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JBAlaska's avatar

Evidently "Barbers" still do..

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Paulg's avatar

No, barbers cut your hair in the pretty style that you keep asking for..

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JBAlaska's avatar

Pharmaceutical derived from Pharmakeia. But.. but nothing to see here. :)

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