dlthomas comments on A Rationalist's Tale - Less Wrong

82 Post author: lukeprog 28 September 2011 01:17AM

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Comment author: Vaniver 29 September 2011 11:20:25PM 10 points [-]

It's a significant, reproducible, higher-than-placebo, increase in survival rate by a given healer (or a set of healers using a given faith). And that is, as far as I know, not backed by any study (or if it is, please show me the link).

That said, if you get the placebo effect from going to a faith healer, do it.

Comment author: dlthomas 29 September 2011 11:37:16PM 5 points [-]

Unless you can get it cheaper ways...