Why We Love Liars and the Lies They Tell

Today, I watched a video circulating on Facebook that utterly astonished me. A guest on HBO's Real Time with Bill Mawr, Dr. Sam Chachoua, claimed to have treated Charlie Sheen of HIV relieving him of all complications associated with the disease. He further claimed that he eradicated HIV in one island nation as well as a few other places. None of that astonishes me. What does astonishes me is that people so skeptical of this doctor's claims still would still wholeheartedly support the medical industrial complex's claims to be searching for a solution, while wouldn't give this doctor the time of day.

First, there is no way in heaven or hell that Cedar Sinai or UCLA would let this man defame them, without having him face several millions of dollars in lawsuits. He goes on TV and calls into question the very foundation on which these medical institutions were built. And, they say nothing??? So, there must be some relevance to his claims. Second, there is no way he could claim to have successfully treated Charlie Sheen (all while throwing Dr. Oz's name into the mix) without facing similar legal troubles.

If Americans are encouraged to get the MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) vaccine, why isn't research from this doctor and others like him up for serious consideration? He just explained what he does and how and why it works. This information can easily be fact-checked or exploited as a means of taking some major steps toward curing these diseases. If there is benefit for all mankind, what's the problem? 

See! It is apparent to me that there is no serious plan in-play to "cure cancer" or eradicate HIV. A "drug cocktail" keeps the patient on-the-hook, with both the pharmaceutical companies and the doctors those patients have to see for regular check-ups and adjustments. Wiping out HIV and cancer could also wipeout nearly half of a $4 trillion dollar annual healthcare industry. And, what major corporation would flush half its profits down the toilet?

But, the question is - why do we (the people) love liars and the lies they tell? Why do we trust these major corporations, even with all the evidence we have against them. "Oh, don't listen to that guy. He's a quack." So, we continue to wear our pink shirts each year and allow the promise-makers to wear-out our checkbooks. Why? Well, we love big, flashy sophisticated things. It has to look important. It has to seem complex. It has to confound us - to be beyond our ability to comprehend. So, we say "It can't be that simple or the guys with the big, flashy bells and whistles would have figured it out."

Well, like Bill Mawr pointed out, the solution is normally something one person or a small team stumbles upon. Sadly, if corporations cannot find a means of profiting from that solution, it often gets disregarded. Hey! They are not going to cure you if it means that would kill the hospital. So, the first step in wellness is developing your own personal love-affair with truth. Truth is a small, simple, unassuming thing. But, guess what? It will offer you more than all the liars in the world and all the lies they tell. The truth will set you free.

James W. Power