[ArrogantBustard]

So we’ve learned more in the last 200 years than was learned in the previous 5000?

In many disciplines that is true. In fact, in many disciplines, we have learned more in the last 100 years than the previous 5000.

[driftdiver]

In most cases they’ve learned how to mask symptoms but cure few diseases. They also prevent very few and do nothing to prevent disease.

Is all alternative medicine valid? no
Is all of it useless? No

I’ve met many a western medical doctor who could do nothing but prescribe pills.