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Ghazali_Letters_To_Statemen, page : 103
Letter #16
To one of the Amirs
The disorders of the human organism which is the most intricate and complex structure
in the world, and the exact means of putting them right are the most difficult and
complex study, and in being so they yield a large scope for fallacies of observation and
inference.
Therefore, there are many false theories and many monstrous remedies for them. So
many and great errors and evils have flowed from wrong observation and reasoning
therefore it is only natural for me to be full of worry.
The physicians who try to cure these diseases, as if they proceed from natural causes,
are ignorant people who know nothing of medicine. The truth of the matter is that the
One who creates diseases is the One who knows how to cure them, but common
people believe that medicine should be bought from a pharmacist, according to the
prescription of a physician, and then used as directed. This is the most serious error.
To one of the Amirs
The disorders of the human organism which is the most intricate and complex structure
in the world, and the exact means of putting them right are the most difficult and
complex study, and in being so they yield a large scope for fallacies of observation and
inference.
Therefore, there are many false theories and many monstrous remedies for them. So
many and great errors and evils have flowed from wrong observation and reasoning
therefore it is only natural for me to be full of worry.
The physicians who try to cure these diseases, as if they proceed from natural causes,
are ignorant people who know nothing of medicine. The truth of the matter is that the
One who creates diseases is the One who knows how to cure them, but common
people believe that medicine should be bought from a pharmacist, according to the
prescription of a physician, and then used as directed. This is the most serious error.