By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Philip_Christie] Philip Christie Competition is the name of the competition (game) In this little discourse I would seek to bring to light what in my view is the reason that humankind is failing so badly in healthcare (and in most other areas as well). People naturally have different ideas and different perspectives. This is a natural feature of beings who see with different sets of eyes from different histories and cultures. As we shall see later it need not be a problem. Yet for us, it is a problem. It is a problem because we are fixated on knowing who is right. And if not who is right because it does not apply, - then our fixation becomes who is better. All that seems reasonable and in order. After all, if we can can decide who or what is right and who or what is wrong, we will be able to follow the right path. If can can decide who or what is better, and who or what is worse then, of course, we will be able to follow the better path. All seems reasonable and... Logical... Or is it? Many people argue about the cause of disease and then, of course, they argue about the best way to treat it. One group proposes one theory and another, another theory and then they begin to compete with each other as to who is right and who is wrong. Another group (or individual) comes up with another idea and the arena now has three competing groups. Each group will want to see themselves as having the more authoritative stance, the more credible premise, the more logical approach. Perhaps another notion will come along and this will enter the arena of competition. And so, as ideas come along they are divided and fitted into the appropriate group or if they do not fit with any current group they are either dismissed or ridiculed. If they are strong enough to resist the onslaught, they may yet form the seed of yet another competing theory. Such is the miserable plight of the knowledge of humankind, - endless competition among endless notions all vying for supremacy. Each truly believes that they hold the correct view Yet is it most important to understand and accept that most are genuine people and truly committed to the particular theory/method that they advocate. They study and reflect on the fundamentals of the theory/method. They concern themselves deeply at finding the maximum evidence, from the experiments they set up, the observations that they make and the interpretations that they use to bolster the case for their particular theory. Their efforts yield results to varying degrees and the evidence that they can gather in defense of the theory is amassed and chronicled. When experiment or observation seems to be at odds with their particular theory comes around, the tendency is to find good reasons to dismiss it. This is because such observation would seem to distract from what might be seen as a treasured possession. After all they have given birth to it and nurtured it. How could they stand by and allow it to be threatened. A sense of loyalty is brought to defend its position as a leading theory. It seems the only course of action is to, argue against or dismiss as unreliable such threats to the accepted and treasured theory. People, even the best of them, find themselves threatened by competing observation and find themselves getting into very heated debate which may descend into outright hostility. Politicians in different parties operate this methodology in public view, vying for the public's approval. The judicial system is based on this same adversarial approach. Indeed the same behaviour can easily be seen in children vying for the attentions of parents or other adults. Conflict has become a basic human behavior pattern The behaviour can be seen as a fundamental observable pattern in society and so is not confined to one group or another. From the very beginning we are taught to compete by observing parents who compete with each other and indeed compete with life, struggling to make ends meet. We compete with siblings for attention and approval. We compete in schools for grades and are even graded into classes. We compete about physical attributes and looks. We compete with our schools against other schools. We compete in sports and physical pursuits. We compete about about music saying who and what is better. We compete about beliefs (right and wrong) and about religions (right and wrong). We compete about politics and political methods and we compete for territory. Our whole outlook is adversarial and that is how we end up in such ubiquitous and endless conflict. My name is Philip Christie. I qualified as a Dental Surgeon at Trinity College, Dublin (Ireland) in 1980 and completed a Masters Programme in Dental Science, again at Trinity College Dublin, by research in 1995. I have been working full time in dental care either in general practice or specialist practice since qualification. My main interest is and always has been prevention. My real qualification is 23 years experience in dealing with real people and their problems face to face, as a clinical practitioner. I am the author of Something To Chew On: A Mouth Map To Health. It is a Health Manual with a difference. Different because it is designed for the future and for success. It is different because it gives the power back where it belongs, to the persons own self. Different because it prevents problems at source and saves on treatment and cost! 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