# Why Earlier Physicians Knew What To Do Without Ethics Committees Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctor-john-patrick-5582517/why-earlier-physicians-knew-what-to-do-without-ethics-committees Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctor-john-patrick-5582517/why-earlier-physicians-knew-what-to-do-without-ethics-committees.md Podcast: [Doctor John Patrick](https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctor-john-patrick-5582517) Published: 2026-03-18T06:01:00+00:00 Episode link: https://doctorjohnpatrick.podbean.com/e/why-earlier-physicians-knew-what-to-do-without-ethics-committees/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/u7e6ugfcznweigjz/02_03_2026_post_lanchb0igv.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/doctor-john-patrick-5582517/episodes/why-earlier-physicians-knew-what-to-do-without-ethics-committees Duration seconds: 2900 ## Resource Join our weekly book club and keep thinking deeply about faith, culture, and truth: πŸ”— https://pxllnk.co/bookclubpod Considering college? Explore Augustine College, a one-year classical Christian program in Ottawa that prepares students to think and live faithfully in a secular age: πŸ”— https://pxllnk.co/augustinepodcast πŸŽ“ Join the Book Club with Dr. John PatrickLearn how to read, think, and wrestle with the big ideas alongside Dr. John Patrick and a private community.β†’ https://pxllnk.co/johnpatrick In this wide-ranging and deeply reflective episode, Dr. John Patrick explores the disappearance of wisdom from modern ethical discourse particularly in medicine, public policy, and crisis response. Drawing on personal experience, medical history, and wartime stories, he contrasts today’s legalistic, self-protective ethics with an earlier moral framework rooted in responsibility, courage, and historical memory. // LINKS // Website: https://www.johnpatrick.ca/ Podcast: https://doctorjohnpatrick.podbean.com/ Biblical Literate Quiz: https://www.johnpatrick.ca/meaning-metaphor-and-allusion/ Recommended Reading list: https://www.johnpatrick.ca/book-list/ Ask Doctor John: https://www.johnpatrick.ca/ask/ LINKS: https://beacons.ai/doctorjohnpatrick ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/doctor-john-patrick-5582517/episodes/why-earlier-physicians-knew-what-to-do-without-ethics-committees/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctor-john-patrick-5582517/why-earlier-physicians-knew-what-to-do-without-ethics-committees.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.