Old joke: Whats the difference between God & a doctor?
God doesnt think hes a doctor
But now we are darn near tithing our gross income to the NHS, the medical profession has taken on the mantle of a church as well. And a very Presbyterian one at that.
Bad health is all our fault, for we are all sinners. If we lived properly, according to the rules of this religion, we would not be such a burden.
But hang on. Does that mean we wouldnt need doctors anymore?
Anyway, as Donne said It adds to the affliction that relapses are (and for the most part justly) judged to be self-inflicted
