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A BBC article on the same subject: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46111595 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46111595 I'm sure it i
by arethuza 8y ago
A BBC article on the same subject:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46111595 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46111595
I'm sure it initially sounds silly - but if it is shown to be clinically effective then I'm all for it.
- rzzzt 8y agoMore-or-less related: https://youtu.be/IeLGP2dsjME?t=126 https://youtu.be/IeLGP2dsjME?t=126 Recreation is a drug; it makes perfect sense for a GP to prescribe it.
- pseudolus 8y agoIt does indeed sound silly but given what we know about the real and measurable effects of placebos - why not art?
- arethuza 8y agoIndeed, I'm sure ideas like washing your hands and drinking clean water also sounded silly at some point. [NB In the middle of reading a history of the Crimean war and you realise how many aspects of basic hygiene were completely ignored as recently as the mid 19th century].