<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A drug having side effects is not evidence that... > A drug having side effects is not evidence that pharmacology failed; it is evidence that molecules participate in complicated biological systems. The entire history of pharmacology is the progressive refinement of target, dose, delivery, selectivity, timing, metabolism, and patient selection. The intelligent response to an imperfect drug is a better drug. Only a civilization possessed by therapeutic nihilism would conclude that imperfect medicine means we should return suffering to its natural state. **Source:** [[articles/AI-Tech Doomerism and Anti-Science Panic|AI-Tech Doomerism, Anti-Science Panic, those Who Sell Technological Exile]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A drug having side effects is not evidence that pharmacology failed; it is evidence that molecules participate in complicated biological systems. The entire history of pharmacology is the progressive refinement of target, dose, delivery, selectivity, timing, metabolism, and patient selection. The intelligent response to an imperfect drug is a better drug. Only a civilization possessed by therapeutic nihilism would conclude that imperfect medicine means we should return suffering to its natural state.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-drug-having-side-suffering-natural-state ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->