My default reaction is, no way that can actually work.
can you explain this more? I am interested in what you mean and how the state of this belief feels...
"No way" might be overstating my past self. (Or maybe I'm misremembering my past self.)
I think it just seems like a really silly thing to do, like trying to heal a would by sewing it together. Like I can kind of see why someone might, in a cargo-culty way, think these things might help, but surely they're just going to make the problem worse?
Clearly this is not a very reliable instinct, on my part.
This thread is for asking any questions that might seem obvious, tangential, silly or what-have-you. Don't be shy, everyone has holes in their knowledge, though the fewer and the smaller we can make them, the better.
Please be respectful of other people's admitting ignorance and don't mock them for it, as they're doing a noble thing.