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by zweiasakura 1253 days ago
The truth includes both the other comments to this reply: modern science has given us more insight into our long standing problems (and some solutions too), but also technology that can be detrimental to our mental health. Yes it's true that both a poison and its antidote can be drunk from a cup. But people might be aversive to the cup they drank the poison from, even if it now contains the antidote. And to think the cup is the only way to administer the antidote may exclude a lot of people who might other benefit from the service