I'm REALLY tired of science fans blaming those who fall for woo for their "stupidity." I have fibromyalgia. I sure as shit would try acupuncture, dry needling or STABBING MYSELF IN THE SHOULDER if I ever stayed in the state of desperation that I've fortunately kept at bay.
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Which is my hesitance to tell people on placebo to stop - I mean, besides not being a doctor
- if it’s legitimately making someone feel better, then what’s the harm? Right? -
I agree with you, to an extent. I feel it’s a fine line. Yes, I am glad they’re feeling better on the placebo. But the danger remains that they’ll go off their regular meds (depending on the condition) and then evangelise the placebo to other people who might do the same.
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Who gets to define "totally worthless"? Who gets to define "effective"? Might be best to re-examine what "reality" is too. Pretty sure it's the same science fans.
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In order: - anyone who has enough expertise to read and understand the evidence for/against the treatment - patients - this is a colloquialism, arguing semantics is tedious
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