Before epilepsy was understood to be a neurological condition, people believed it was caused by the moon, or by phlegm in the brain. They condemned seizures as evidence of witchcraft or demonic possession, and killed or castrated sufferers to prevent them from passing tainted blood to a new generation.
something something… miracle of life… we’re not just animals… something something… free to be anything you want to be and do anything you want to do and other such things being drilled into our skulls since we’re young