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'''Medicine''' is a branch of medical [[science]] that deals with nonsurgical techniques. Medicine may also refer to a substance intended to be used for the treatment, mitigation or prevention of a [[disease]], disorder or abnormality.
'''Medicine''' is a branch of medical [[science]] that deals with nonsurgical techniques. Medicine may also refer to a substance intended to be used for the treatment, mitigation or prevention of a [[disease]], disorder or abnormality.
== Atheism and unscientific medical practices ==
''See also:'' [[Atheism and unscientific medical practices]]
Razib Khanm wrote at ''Discover Magazine'':
{{Cquote|...the most secular nations in the world are those of [[East Asia]], in particular what are often termed “[[Confucius|Confucian]] societies.” It is likely therefore that the majority of the world’s [[atheism|atheists]] are actually East Asian...
This is not to say that East Asia is necessarily a haven for a [[Critical rationalism|critical rationalist]] perspective, what with the prominence of Chinese medicine, [[geomancy]], Korean [[shamanism]]...<ref>[http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2010/11/most-atheists-are-not-white/ Most atheists are not white & other non-fairy tales] By Razib Khanm, Discover Magazine</ref>}}
For more information, please: [[Atheism and unscientific medical practices]] ([[Traditional Chinese medicine]])
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Against medical advice]]
*[[Against medical advice]]
*[[Medicine in ancient Egypt]]
*[[Medicine in ancient Egypt]]
== External links ==
== External links ==