"Scientific consensus" and "conventional wisdom" seem to always be changing.
Sometimes it may kill you but at least you unquestioningly obeyed the dictates of ever changing "science".
"Blood Letting" was once an accepted way of letting out "bad blood". If that didn't work, you always drill a hole in your head.
Why Our Ancestors Drilled Holes in Each Other’s Skulls
Thousands of years ago, people were performing a form of surgery called “trepanation” that involves boring holes through a person's skull
To date, thousands of skulls bearing signs of trepanation have been unearthed at archaeological sites across the world.
Edited by Rogerdodger, 19 August 2020 - 05:35 PM.