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The ontological concept of disease
{ 1 } - defines disease as the presence of an entity or being.
{ 2 } - defines disease as the absence of a being or entity.
{ 3 } - would not define the presence of a devil as a disease.
{ 4 } - would define dysfunction of the organism as a disease.
{ 5 } - would not define the presence of bacteria as a disease.
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The ontological concept of disease
{ 1 } - defines disease as the presence of an entity or being.
{ 2 } - defines disease as the absence of a being or entity.
{ 3 } - would not define the presence of a devil as a disease.
{ 4 } - would define dysfunction of the organism as a disease.
{ 5 } - would not define the presence of bacteria as a disease.
The "onto" in "ontological" is from the Greek word for being. The ontological concept of disease regards it as the invasion of an alien being. See p. 26.
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The ontological concept of disease
{ 1 } - defines disease as the presence of an entity or being.
{ 2 } - defines disease as the absence of a being or entity.
{ 3 } - would not define the presence of a devil as a disease.
{ 4 } - would define dysfunction of the organism as a disease.
{ 5 } - would not define the presence of bacteria as a disease.
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The ontological concept of disease
{ 1 } - defines disease as the presence of an entity or being.
{ 2 } - defines disease as the absence of a being or entity.
{ 3 } - would not define the presence of a devil as a disease.
{ 4 } - would define dysfunction of the organism as a disease.
{ 5 } - would not define the presence of bacteria as a disease.
Since the devil is a being alien to the system, his presence in the human system fits the definition of disease.
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The ontological concept of disease
{ 1 } - defines disease as the presence of an entity or being.
{ 2 } - defines disease as the absence of a being or entity.
{ 3 } - would not define the presence of a devil as a disease.
{ 4 } - would define dysfunction of the organism as a disease.
{ 5 } - would not define the presence of bacteria as a disease.
This is the physiological concept of disease.
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The ontological concept of disease
{ 1 } - defines disease as the presence of an entity or being.
{ 2 } - defines disease as the absence of a being or entity.
{ 3 } - would not define the presence of a devil as a disease.
{ 4 } - would define dysfunction of the organism as a disease.
{ 5 } - would not define the presence of bacteria as a disease.
Bacteria that are alien to the system are disease according to the ontological concept.
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