Ask them if they plan on sticking to natural dentistry (no anesthetics! no steel tools! no mass-produced toothpaste! just pick your teeth with a twig and if you get a cavity, have your friend pull it out with some pliers? Or natural transportation - why can't they just try harder to walk where they need to go, or capture a wild burro and use it for transport, instead of relying on all that lazy technology stuff needed to make a car? Or natural eating? Are they so lazy and unnatural that they buy meat wrapped in plastic from a supermarket? Let them whittle a bow and arrow and find their own meat the natural way.
Seriously, medical science is great. Don't apologize for using it. If anything, laugh in their faces, they are being ridiculous.
A slightly less confrontational tactic is to just smile and say thanks for your concern! My doctors agree that this is the best approach for me. If they say something negative again, just keep repeating and refuse to engage beyond thanks for your concern. I hear you and would really appreciate your support going forward.
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