Stance Against Basic Acupuncture Beliefs
Mann has firmly distanced himself from beliefs in the existence of acupuncture points and meridians. He has stated in his book Reinventing Acupuncture: A New Concept of Ancient Medicine:
- "The traditional acupuncture points are no more real than the black spots a drunkard sees in front of his eyes." (p. 14)
and…
- "The meridians of acupuncture are no more real than the meridians of geography. If someone were to get a spade and tried to dig up the Greenwich meridian, he might end up in a lunatic asylum. Perhaps the same fate should await those doctors who believe in meridians." (p. 31)
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