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MathiasZaman comments on Stupid Questions April 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: MathiasZaman 04 April 2015 09:24:09PM 2 points [-]

Knowing about the placebo effect doesn't stop the placebo effect from kicking in.

Anyway, I'd say that there are moments when comforting lies may be worth it, but I don't trust my ability to know when those moments are happening and it would raise my overall believability if I was found out.

Comment author: Squark 06 April 2015 07:19:34PM 1 point [-]

Knowing about the placebo effect doesn't stop the placebo effect from kicking in.

Especially if you know that knowing about the placebo effect doesn't stop the placebo effect from kicking in.