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So sticking needles places --which is what acupuncture does-- works fine, but the names used to describe it --which is what that chi/meridians stuff is-- mean t

So sticking needles places --which is what acupuncture does-- works fine, but the names used to describe it --which is what that chi/meridians stuff is-- mean that it's bunk? Why --because you saw a bunch of films attributing magic powers to chi? How are those films significantly different than any science-based event in any Hollywood film ever?

pluma 11y ago
The difference is that acupuncturists claim that it is far more nuanced than it has been scientifically proven to be and justify that claim with a lot of pseudo-scientific woo. There is basis for the claim that sticking needles in people can help with some ailments. There is no basis for the claim that meridians are a thing and in any way relevant to those effects.