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Well... But since placebos can't be used therapeutically, and Drug A can, doesn't that make it better than nothing?

• icey 17y ago
  If the drug can't outperform the placebo, then it doesn't make it better than nothing because you're adding chemistry to your body without any assurance that it's going to actually do anything.
  • lliiffee 17y ago
    But "the placebo" is not a static thing. If we designed experiments differently, the placebo effect might be able to be reduced (say to 3%), in which case drug A would now beat it.
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