Re: Forty-Day Water Fast

Namasté Chrisb1,

I appreciate your timely response. Let me caveat my further comments by saying my intention is not to be argumentative, but rather to share view points. Often times, when we respond back and forth with opposing or seemingly opposing views, it can come off argumentative and that is not my goal. Hopefully, this exchange is viewed in good spirits by both of us ;)

I guess what I am bothered by in the statement "this does not really have anything to do with being dehydrated at all," is the "at all" piece. I understand and agree with you that there are certainly common aspects to a Water Fast that most people may experience. However, those commonalities are uncharted as to whether "all" of those cases were truly experienced for the same reasons in every case, although there was or is a trend that are seemingly symptomatic. There are many misdiagnosed conditions in the naturopathic and allopathic communities due to this truth and as a result have had quite a few fatalities because those so-called experts have failed to take the time to consider other factors. My point is, to make a statement that the experiences that I have incurred do not have "anything" to do with dehydration "at all" is faulty in its premise due to the fact that there is no supporting evidence, specific to me that would support that statement.

Example: Inductive Argument
Premise 1: Most people on a Water Fast experience an aversion to water.
Premise 2: Ny experienced an aversion to water on her water fast.
Conclusion: Ny's aversion to water was solely due to symptoms naturally incurred by the water fast.
Conclusion = False.

This is a faulty premise. In order for the premise to be true, it must produce a 100% conclusive result every time it is measured for a conclusion. However, it will not, since premise 1 creates a variable result with the operative variable being the term "most," which equates to your follow up comment "there are experiences on a water-only-fast that are endemic amongst the vast majority of fasters..." Do you see my point?

The information that you have provided does lend comfort into what the possibilities of my experience "may" be and what common physiological trends they may be associative to, based on what many people have reported during their Water Fast over the years and the experts who have observed such things. However, it is not a conclusive diagnosis of the cause for anyone's symptoms, including mine, it is only a probability for them. I agree that the odds may lean greatly in favor of that probability, but it is not 100%, thus the need to make a more open ended statement that allows for possibilities that may be unbeknownst to you.

On another note: Chrisb1, I have read quite a few of your posts on other threads and you are a heavy contributor to these forums. While I don't necessarily agree with everything you say, I find your viewpoint interesting and caring. I see you are a valuable asset to this site and I am grateful for our exchange, whether we agree to disagree or simply agree. Thank you for your continued feedback.

Have a very blessed week,
Ny

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