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xkcd #2843: Professional Oaths (imgs.xkcd.com)

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Interpretations of the Hermeneutic Oath differ.

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[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 51 points 2 years ago

Hypocritic Oath: First, swear no oaths.

[–] randomaccount43543@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago

Hydrohomic Oath: First, drink 8 glasses of water

[+] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

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[–] DrRatso@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Its more “like first weigh the possible harm versus the potential benefit and do not pursue treatment avenues that are more likely to harm than do good”. If it were truly just “first do no harm”, medicine would not be practicable, because any intervention carries risks of some nature, don’t even get me started on oncology.

It is also worth noting that “first do no harm” is not even all that close to the wording of the actual oath, originally it is in fact more like what I typed out above.

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The original hippocratic oath, by hippocrates, also forbids doing abortions on consenting women.

[–] randomaccount43543@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

https://explainxkcd.com/2843

[–] RacoonVegetable@reddthat.com 10 points 2 years ago

Hydrodiving oath: first, avoid delta p.

[–] Nobody@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Hemophilic Oath, First do no bleeding.

[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

pathetic oath missing....

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

But I can give you the apathetic oath:

First: who cares 😒

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Hippodromic oath should be first, wear your color. The hippodrome pretty much ran the politics of the empire.

[–] Hyggyldy@sffa.community 0 points 2 years ago

First, Journey.

[–] TryingToEscapeTarkov@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

So pardon me while I burst, and rise above the flames. Pardon me. Pardon me. Will I ever be the same?