The Vonckens story grabs us undeniably as humans. It also presents us with
a scientific paradox. To begin with, we must realise that science has been
given a 'divine halo' in the modern Western world – it is the 'new religion',
especially medical science for those with life-threatening and intractable
diseases such as Sofie's.
that the brain waves were much more stable. In fact,
it this way, and 'Professor Y' sees it in a complete other
they had never been so stable. But for the doctors and
way. Both are undoubtedly very educated people but
professors in Leuven it was not enough evidence to say
their conclusions can vary in a significant way and both
that the cannabis oil worked. To conclude this, they want
conclusions are called 'scientific' (usually because, with
Sophie to be off all medication, only using the cannabis oil
medical treatments, they have conducted the standard
and then undergoing another 24-hour EEC. Presumably,
double-blind, placebo-controlled, peer-reviewed trials). In
this test will be carried out within a few months and will
today's pharmacology and medicine, treatment protocols
provide the doctors with new information – and perhaps,
are not based solely on the science but also on ideological
)