In the opening statements, Hippocrates draws attention to inconsistency that lies within the medical field. While there are many theories, there are just as many arguments ready to prove it wrong, but just as there are arguments there to prove the theory fallacious, there are also arguments to prove them wrong. All this inconsistency has to prove to be frightful when we are to rely on those who study in the medical field to heal us in times of need.
After the brief mentioning of theorists, he brings attention to the physicians who are the ones to diagnose us. While many seem to believe that we are compiled of one substance, Hippocrates insists that if such were true, “he would never feel pain, since, being one, there would be nothing to hurt (Hippocrates 28).” If this statement is true, then if one feels pain, then the remedy also must be single, but as we know, there are numerous remedies present to help cure certain diseases. Therefore, disease comes in many forms, which come with many cures.
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