Steve Jobs died because he tried alternative medicine??? I’m pretty sure the rationality(tm) approved medical profession had Steve Jobs dying right around now, or sooner, anyway.
Seriously, if there is someplace the story is told that Jobs shortened his life by not doing the rational thing please link it and/or summarize it, its not at all what I have been hearing. And “not opting for cryonics” doesn’t count.
According to Pedanterriffic’s link and its citation, Jobs delayed potentially life-saving surgery for 9 months while trying an alternative medicine diet.
Steve Jobs died because he tried alternative medicine??? I’m pretty sure the rationality(tm) approved medical profession had Steve Jobs dying right around now, or sooner, anyway.
Seriously, if there is someplace the story is told that Jobs shortened his life by not doing the rational thing please link it and/or summarize it, its not at all what I have been hearing. And “not opting for cryonics” doesn’t count.
According to Pedanterriffic’s link and its citation, Jobs delayed potentially life-saving surgery for 9 months while trying an alternative medicine diet.
Thank you; original comment has been edited to include a summary (as it should have had in the first place).
Upvoted. It’s entirely reasonable to insist on a reference. On the other hand, a few references for this would have been symmetrically appropriate: