Comment on Open thread, Dec. 14 - Dec. 20, 2015

Wed, 16 Dec 2015 20:15:51 GMT

Same objection: do such exist? Can you give any examples?

The problem is that the difference between (psychosomatic) placebo and natural healing is just the involvement of the mind. If no natural healing is possible, what kind of magic is the mind doing?

It's easier to exclude placebo -- e.g. if the patient is in a long-term coma, no placebo effects seem to be possible.

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