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Artaxerxes comments on Stupid Questions April 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

7 Post author: Gondolinian 02 April 2015 09:29PM

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Comment author: Artaxerxes 03 April 2015 04:37:16PM 3 points [-]

Consequentialist ethics would suggest the answer is yes, but in your example perhaps a better result would be getting the same placebo effect benefits from some kind of treatment or remedy that might actually work in itself, beyond placebo. Indulging woo isn't necessary to get positive expectation health benefits.

Comment author: Gondolinian 03 April 2015 08:20:09PM 4 points [-]