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lightlybow:

madameliberty:

some of y’all: science has more evidencial support than religion, and it is the more reliable and believable truth. in the ancient contest between empiricial science and religion, modern achievements have declared science as more accurate and the better source of truth.

the truth: Scientific empiricism and religion aim to understand different kinds of truths, and they have never truly been at odds. Science gives the mechanical explanation of the world. Religion gives a philosophical explanation. Both are inexorably intertwined, but each have their own realm of study. In the last 3000 years, men of science have typically also been men of religion. Much of modern science today relies upon the accomplishments and theories of men who were religious. Further, if you devote serious time to the study of either the sciences OR religions and philosophy, you will discover that there are very few discrepancies and they actually correspond to one another. The real problem comes when science attempts to make a philosophical observation, or when religion attempts to make a mechanical observation. Religion’s role is not to explain how clouds form, how cells function, or how light travels. Science’s role is not to explain the meaning of life, whether or not God exists, and what morality is. All in all, each are good and legitimate areas of study.

Tldr: science answers how, religion answers why. There’s no reason the two have to oppose each other.

It actually depends on your theological viewpoint as a number of religious groups do very much have a literal cosmology and read their texts literally, however, almost all serious modern theologians don’t read it that way. However, there have been times in the past where even very serious theologians in many religions read many things literally as explanations of origin and cosmology and so on.  Though typically broad acceptance of anything that’s treated as a literal cosmological truth end up being read metaphorically as science proves them wrong.

Basically, TL;DR Everything depends on your understanding of a given theology and which theology we’re discussing

I wish I had the psychological toughness required for law school. I feel like one could do so much good as a public defender, considering the shitty defence a lot of poor people get. Of course, it wouldn’t make the system more just but like you could definitely save some people a lot of suffering.

Also, it’d be a great way to do public service work that’d be of genuine use to working class people

And sure I increasingly resemble the mentally and emotionally unstable heroine of a gothic novel, but what do you expect? Me not to increasingly resemble the mentally and emotionally unstable heroine of a gothic novel?  That’s just ridiculous.

Diabetes Patients Are Losing Limbs And Sight Because They Can’t Afford Insulin

mintyliciousbjd:

dizzy-pup:

dr-archeville:

jewishdragon:

merc9andazombie:

More on skyrocketing drug costs in the United States

@fangirlinginleatherboots 

“A medical professor who has tracked the cost of insulin over the
years says that a one-month supply of a popular version that cost $45
wholesale in 2001 cost $1,447 14 years later, an increase of almost
3,000%.  That’s the wholesale price, not the retail price that an
uninsured patient would pay.“

Yeah, that’s messed up.

Wow, it’s really rare I see something cross my dash that’s actually directly tied to my life on a personal level, but yea, I’m Diabetic Type 1 and this is a problem.

I’ve been off insurance for the last three or so years and have been working around through channel I can to continue to obtain insulin and supplies for my insulin pump (of which is currently a problem, fun) for free or at reduced costs.

The Lilly Cares program is one I heavily endorse if your insulin is a Lilly product. They’ve been incredibly helpful to me.

Please spread the word on this. There are a lot of young Diabetics like myself that do not have a support system, do not have insurance, and do not have jobs. Insulin is literally a life-sustaining medication for T1 Diabetics. Please do not just ignore this.

T1 diagnosed over 20 years ago here. Back when I was out of work in 2009 I contacted Lilly Cares and I swear I would not be alive if not for that program. T1s need insulin to live. Daily. Our bodies do not produce the hormone because our immune systems backfired and killed our pancreas’ islet cells.

These days one bottle of insulin costs me approx $600 (before insurance) and lasts 2-3 weeks, tops. Less than ten years ago the cost was closer to $200/bottle. The insulin manufacturers keep “tweaking” insulins like Humalog so the patents can be extended(*), so we don’t even have access to a generic option.

The price gouging on insulin in this country is cruel and damn disgusting.

Please, please boost this info. It WILL save lives.

(*) a fact that even my endocrinologist has confirmed!

Diabetes Patients Are Losing Limbs And Sight Because They Can’t Afford Insulin