Lumifer comments on Rationality Quotes May 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Lumifer 07 May 2014 04:23:55PM 0 points [-]

But am I just being biased when I interpret that as support for my claim?

What is your claim, precisely?

Sure, giving homeopathic pills to people is likely to make them feel better via placebo. But by the same reasoning, this will also work for voodoo rituals, holy water, and mind rays from outer space.