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The placebo itself is magical enough so it could be extended to pretty much anything and that's why quality studies are done certain way. If can understand the
by nikolay 7y ago
The placebo itself is magical enough so it could be extended to pretty much anything and that's why quality studies are done certain way. If can understand the placebo, then and only then we can then explain what it could do and it can't do.
- James_Henry 7y agoThis is false. We can explain a lot without a placebo comparison. Also, the placebo isn't magic, we just haven't studied exactly what it is. It clearly does have limitations: look at all the studies where the placebo only does so much!
- nikolay 7y agoWe have studied it and there are some hypotheses, but that's it.