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Authority isn’t dialogue: Medicine and science require external validation

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America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Randall Bock – Modern medicine falters not from ignorance, but from misplaced authority. Drawing on Greek traditions of open debate and ethical restraint, this piece argues that science and healthcare thrive when challenge precedes consensus. As paternalism replaces advocacy, trust erodes. Restoring contestable authority allows medicine and science to correct themselves without collapse...

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