Also, the condition he had would today be called a coronary thrombosis, and would be treated with either a stent or coronary bypass surgery. Neither of which, of course, existed in the 1880s. If he were alive today, his condition could be treated with what is considered a routine surgical procedure. Or, alternatively, managed decades earlier with a change of diet and cholesterol medication.
Darwin died of what is, today, both preventable and treatable heart disease.
But religion got us those medical advances, right? It was only through fervent prayer that those procedures were created, right? Or some mystery of the Bible made manifest through a devotion to Scripture, right?
Just like somebody surviving a surgery and saying “I prayed and look what happened! Thank the Lord!” No, thank the surgeon and the countless medical professionals that preceded them.
Also, the condition he had would today be called a coronary thrombosis, and would be treated with either a stent or coronary bypass surgery. Neither of which, of course, existed in the 1880s. If he were alive today, his condition could be treated with what is considered a routine surgical procedure. Or, alternatively, managed decades earlier with a change of diet and cholesterol medication.
Darwin died of what is, today, both preventable and treatable heart disease.
But religion got us those medical advances, right? It was only through fervent prayer that those procedures were created, right? Or some mystery of the Bible made manifest through a devotion to Scripture, right?
Just like somebody surviving a surgery and saying “I prayed and look what happened! Thank the Lord!” No, thank the surgeon and the countless medical professionals that preceded them.