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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

frankie

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1. placebo effect

Reply to LeftishBrit (Original post)

Fri Aug 24, 2012, 11:11 AM

Aug 2012

Quackery thrives because the human brain is able to trick the body. A good percentage of people will feel measurable symptomatic relief if they think that a medicine (fake or active) is going to help them. It won't cure cancer, though.

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