The right-hand column could also be called scientism, which is the religion of atheists. (Can we all agree, now, that Richard Dawkins is a moron? If not, just take a look at his twitter feed.)

Pretty much all of modern medicine is based on pseudo-science. Years ago, John Ioannidis proved that even double-blind studies are worthless. Nobody cared - except to vilify him, of course. Most physicians won't do anything that might interrupt the money stream. No money in keeping people healthy.