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How is it supposed to work as a placebo if you're told "hey, this is a glass of fresh water: drink it. And by the way, it's free'. In other words the lie is in
by Udik 8y ago
How is it supposed to work as a placebo if you're told "hey, this is a glass of fresh water: drink it. And by the way, it's free'.
In other words the lie is integral to the working of the placebo. This is the whole source of the issue.
- svachalek 8y agoIt does work even without deception, which makes it all the weirder. It's covered in the article.
- PhasmaFelis 8y agoWhat's interesting is that it seems to depend on which truth you tell. To oversimplify, "take this, it's not medicine" doesn't help. "Take this, it's not medicine but it will help you anyway" does.