Metaphysical and Supernatural

Metaphysical is not supernatural. It is part of the natural world but inexplicable by present scientific means. There is a metaphysical component birds being able to fly south for the winter. Elephants flying south for the winter would be supernatural. Life is metaphysical. Ressurection is supernatural. Innate intelligence is metaphysical. Your innate intelligence being able to communicate with someone else's innate intelligence would be supernatural. (If it could happen and it cannot).

Thought

You can accomplish more with two chiropractors who believe that chiropractic is subluxation correction and nothing else than you can with 2000, each of whom believes that it is subluxation correction and one of 2000 other things.

Odd isn't it?

Isn't it odd that the medical doctor (and some in our profession) can blame sickness and disease on a microscopically small bacteria and an even smaller virus. Yet they cannot conceive of the small movement of a vertebra from its proper position putting a slight pressure on a nerve and interfering with the proper function of the body.

The environment

The environment is not a positive or even a passive entity. It is a negative one as far as mankind is concerned. The reason is theological, not chiropractic. We acknowledge it in chiropractic terms by saying universal forces are destructive toward structural matter. Nature is universal forces. It is our antagonist. We and medicine agree on this fact. Where our difference lies is in the belief that we have the wherewithal to, under normal circumstances, adapt to nature and overcome universal forces. Chiropractors believe that we do. Medical doctors believe that we do not.

The 100th Monkey Effect

Too often we clothe theories, beliefs and dogmas in scientific or philosophical trappings which gives them credibility and unfortunately, makes people think they are fact. We could call it the "100th monkey" effect. A purely seculative, wishful thinking theory, by constant repitition became accepted by many as fact. Some quantum physics theories and chiropractic technique theories fall into this category.

The Adjustment

There are many things that may be happening in the process of giving an adjustment. Whether there is an exchange or transfer of energy has nothing to do with chiropractic. (If anything it is magnetic healing.) Whether there is an emotional, psychological, or mental activity taking place between doctor and practice member has nothing to do with chiropractic. Whether there are changes taking place in the PM's body by the touching of the chiropractor's hand above or apart from the adjustment has nothing to do withchiropractic.

If innate intelligence is the same in all organisms (plants and animals) then it is a principle. It then, is what makes us alive but it does not make us human beings. That takes (IMO) a soul. If the soul made us alive then all living things would have a soul. Therefore biological life (expressing innate intelligence) and human life are different.

Outside-in vs. ADIO

The outside-in system is attractive to the desperate person. He/she is looking for a quick solution, easy answers, immediate relief for his/her personal, social, spiritual and physical problems. The ADIO philosophydoes not offer easy solutions. It is the consistent day in day out applications of principles and laws. They want to hear the quick fix answers. Desperation means deterioation of the spiritual, mental, emotional and physical life and it is a long rode back.
Chiropractc removes the cause of DIS-EASE or lack of health. The most obvious manisfestation of DIS-EASE happens to be disease consequently the confusion. But the most common manifestation of DIS-EASE is a body working at less than its fullest potential. The problem occurs when our emphasis is placed upon the manifestation and not the cause.

Principles in Chiropractic

Ther are untestable "principles" in chiropractic eg. innate intelligence. There are also testable principles, eg the supremacy of the nerve system. The two make up chiropractic. Unfortunately science is only able to study and evaluate testable principles making it inadequate in the validation of chiropractic.