Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for November 21, 2014
Transcript:
Bob: I've been doing some research on the effects of a plant-based diet, doctor, and it goes back to Hippocrates! Dr.: So? Bob: So he knew that most diseases can be avoided by just eating the right foods. Dr.: Oh, that's not taught in med school. Bob: Why not? Dr.: Well...Hippocrates didn't have to maintain a medical industry or answer to stock-holders. Bob: Treat the symptoms, not the cause, eh? Dr.: Hey, like any industry, cash flow trumps ethics.
@pshearerPerhaps you should try reading the cartoon again, particularly the last panel. Your logic makes a pretzel look like a straight line.