Dian Cecht was credited for giving Nuadha his famous silver hand after he had lost his original one in battle. He had two sons, Cian and Miach, and a daughter called Airmid. Of no surprise, Miach and Airmid both inherited their father's medical skill. Miach surpassed his father's skill by reattaching Nuadha's original hand "sinew to sinew". Dian Cecht was angered by this and struck his son a near fatal blow. Miach was able to heal himself easily enough, but Dian Cecht struck him another blow. Miach again healed himself and Dian Cecht struck him yet again. This blow was beyond Miach's skill and he died of his injuries.
When Miach was buried, 365 herbs sprung up in the shape of the body. All of the herbs were said to correspond to illnesses that affected the part of the body they were growing on. Airmid gathered up all of the herbs and arranged them according to the location. Neatly organized, Airmid had the herbs that would heal all ills.
Dian Cecht found out about this and scattered the herbs, rendering them unclassifiable which is said to be why we do not have cures for medical ills to this day. Of course, Airmid was able to salvage some of the herbs, but many more cures would remain a mystery.
Things to Ponder:
One could look at Dian Cecht's actions as being out of jealousy. Perhaps, on a base human level, they were. On the other hand, was Dian Cecht doing something else in keeping mankind from being able to perfectly heal all ills? This sort of thing would eliminate all disease and give mankind a new form of power…the power to heal indefinitely.
1.Was Dian Cecht trying to prevent such knowledge from getting out?
I would have to find a more complete story to know this. I do not feel we have enough information to determine if it was his goal to stop to much power or jealously. I can see where this power could be a bad things especially knowing that it is human nature to want what others have and to do and be better then others.
2. Was he protecting mankind from this knowledge?
This kind of knowledge could cause the same problem as cloning. While cloning does amazing things for man kind, in the wrong hands, people could create armies. They could and are trying to do some very "bad" things with cloning. Being able to heal someone, no matter the injury or the reason for the injury, could also give people a power that could eventually wipe out everything. eventually someone would create something so bad that it couldn't be healed and then what.
The story was re-written by Christian monks who, at that time, believed that ills were God's will and that people shouldn't mess with them. I would like to know the original story to see if the herbs really were scattered or if this part was added later on. If one looks at the advances that ancient societies had achieved and how the onset of the "Dark Ages' postponed much of this knowledge until a far later time (i.e.: central heating, the use of penicillin, washing hands between patients, etc.), where would we be today if this age had not happened? How far along would we be?
3. How do governments today still impede medical knowledge and cures?
One of the biggest things I see happening in our country is the fact that it is illegal to tell people how to use natural ways to cure ills. The pharmaceutical companies have government control in this area and it makes natural medicine a "bad" things so rather then knowing good info, people have to figure it out on their own.
When Miach was buried, 365 herbs sprung up in the shape of the body. All of the herbs were said to correspond to illnesses that affected the part of the body they were growing on. Airmid gathered up all of the herbs and arranged them according to the location. Neatly organized, Airmid had the herbs that would heal all ills.
Dian Cecht found out about this and scattered the herbs, rendering them unclassifiable which is said to be why we do not have cures for medical ills to this day. Of course, Airmid was able to salvage some of the herbs, but many more cures would remain a mystery.
Things to Ponder:
One could look at Dian Cecht's actions as being out of jealousy. Perhaps, on a base human level, they were. On the other hand, was Dian Cecht doing something else in keeping mankind from being able to perfectly heal all ills? This sort of thing would eliminate all disease and give mankind a new form of power…the power to heal indefinitely.
1.Was Dian Cecht trying to prevent such knowledge from getting out?
I would have to find a more complete story to know this. I do not feel we have enough information to determine if it was his goal to stop to much power or jealously. I can see where this power could be a bad things especially knowing that it is human nature to want what others have and to do and be better then others.
2. Was he protecting mankind from this knowledge?
This kind of knowledge could cause the same problem as cloning. While cloning does amazing things for man kind, in the wrong hands, people could create armies. They could and are trying to do some very "bad" things with cloning. Being able to heal someone, no matter the injury or the reason for the injury, could also give people a power that could eventually wipe out everything. eventually someone would create something so bad that it couldn't be healed and then what.
The story was re-written by Christian monks who, at that time, believed that ills were God's will and that people shouldn't mess with them. I would like to know the original story to see if the herbs really were scattered or if this part was added later on. If one looks at the advances that ancient societies had achieved and how the onset of the "Dark Ages' postponed much of this knowledge until a far later time (i.e.: central heating, the use of penicillin, washing hands between patients, etc.), where would we be today if this age had not happened? How far along would we be?
3. How do governments today still impede medical knowledge and cures?
One of the biggest things I see happening in our country is the fact that it is illegal to tell people how to use natural ways to cure ills. The pharmaceutical companies have government control in this area and it makes natural medicine a "bad" things so rather then knowing good info, people have to figure it out on their own.
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