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> I think it kinda pisses them off not know, tbh

Oh definitely. Some doctors are physically incapable of uttering the words “I/We don’t know.” I know a few doctors, and have asked a couple of them about this. In private, they’re very frank about the limits of modern medicine. But in front of patients, they’re afraid any sign of uncertainty will lead to patients concluding that some other quackery is just as good as actual medicine. I can definitely understand their perspective, but it does sometimes make them come across as arrogant know-it-alls.

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>But in front of patients, they’re afraid any sign of uncertainty will lead to patients concluding that some other quackery is just as good as actual medicine

This, but also in particularly litigious countries like the USA, they have to be extremely careful of opening up lawsuits.

A doctor saying "I don't know." followed by a bad patient outcome has a pretty high chance of being a lawsuit.

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I'd be fine with that if the posturing didn't go along with unnecessary medication and the lack of suggestions to search for treatment somewhere better equipped.