Anesthesia Thwarts the Will of God

It is a curious and painful fact that almost all the completely futile treatments that have been believed in during the long history of medical folly have been such as caused acute suffering to the patient. When anesthetics were discovered, pious people considered them an attempt to evade the will of God. It was pointed out, however, that when God extracted Adam's rib He put him into a deep sleep. This proved that anesthetics are all right for men; women, however, ought to suffer, because of the curse of Eve.

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But Biblical precedent is found in the book of Genesis to allow it for men.

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 An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish
Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book:  Russell , Bertrand (1943), An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish, Retrieved on 2012-06-21
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