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We know very little about how the brain and the mind actually work. Nevertheless we need to somehow people who have problems with these things. It makes sense t
by DasIch 11y ago
We know very little about how the brain and the mind actually work. Nevertheless we need to somehow people who have problems with these things. It makes sense to try things that might not be fully supported by science as has been done successfully in medicine. Of course mistakes happen when you do that but it doesn't make sense to abandon psychiatry as worthless because of that.
- Karunamon 11y agoNobody suggested abandoning it, merely that as a "science", it's woefully deficient. I have no doubts that we'll begin figuring it out soon enough. In the meantime, I suggest treating all psychology with a few more grains of salt than usual, keeping in mind that the science is often based on opinion rather than fact. ..especially when a nontrivial amount of peer reviewed papers can't be reproduced.