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tailcalled comments on How could one (and should one) convert someone from pseudoscience? - Less Wrong Discussion

10 Post author: Vilx- 05 October 2015 11:53AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 05 October 2015 03:40:35PM 4 points [-]

The whole problem is that this is a belief that seems plausible - but is not evidence based.

There were a few promising studies, but the overall evidence base says that there's no effect.