"People are disturbed, not by things, but by the principles and notions which they form concerning things” -Epictetus (c.55 – c.135 AD), Greek Stoic philosopher Which is more dangerous an airplane or a car? 9 out of 10 people will say an airplane. Though if you go by statistics, more people die in car accidents every single day then the number of airplane crashes. Why is it then that people think an airplane is more dangerous? This is because they have no control over an airplane and often don’t understand how it works.
The car, on the other hand, is more familiar, they know how it works and many of them drive it themselves. The same thing occurs with medical treatment. A new drug or a new complex surgical procedure is viewed by both the doctors and the patients with scepticism. The side effects of these medicines are often highlighted and the benefits are often forgotten. On the other…
