Comment author: a_soulless_automaton 30 January 2009 04:02:15PM 24 points [-]

Just send the aliens a clip of Monty Python's "Every Sperm is Sacred" and convince them we're so advanced we kill thousands of children before they're even conceived. Problem solved! ;)

Comment author: Feklatnim 04 February 2013 08:29:08PM 1 point [-]

Ah yes! A mere matter of efficiency.

In response to comment by Morendil on Belief in Belief
Comment author: RichardKennaway 22 June 2011 08:36:16PM 1 point [-]

When I feel the first signs suggesting an incipient cold, I decide THIS IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, and it nearly always goes away.

So far, I've only been able to make this work for colds, not any other malady.

Comment author: Feklatnim 03 February 2013 06:17:03PM 0 points [-]

Just to chuck in a little more anecdotal evidence, my husband applied this belief in the placebo effect, and so long as he can get an early night, he never suffers the little bugs and headaches.

It works in all instances where homeopathy has worked... ;)

The placebo effect rocks!