The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad Parasitic Ideas in Medicine - the Woke Oath Supersedes the Hippocratic Oath (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_836)
May 21, 2025
Gad Saad, an evolutionary behavioral scientist and prominent public intellectual, delves into the toxic ideologies infiltrating medicine and education. He critiques the rise of political biases in academia, advocating for critical thinking and robust scientific reasoning. The discussion reveals how ideological extremism threatens freedom of speech and challenges societal truths. Saad also explores the influence of demographics on belief systems, especially as individuals age, and envisions more balanced educational alternatives in an increasingly 'woke' landscape.
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Idea Pathogens as Brain Parasites
- Gad Saad compares harmful ideologies to brain parasites that manipulate human behavior to their own benefit.
- These idea pathogens distort truths and lead individuals to maladaptive thoughts and actions.
Woke Medical Oath Challenges Science
- The new medical oath at the University of Minnesota adopts ideological language rooted in social justice and cultural relativism.
- This new oath departs from scientific objectivity, favoring various "ways of knowing" beyond the scientific method.
Ideology Infects All Disciplines
- Ideological influence has infiltrated all academic fields, even disciplines like mathematics traditionally grounded in objective truths.
- No discipline, including medicine, is immune from parasitical ideological infections.
