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Magical thinking and placebo effect. I don't see any Reiki masters on the front line fighting COVID-19 because they know it has no real effect.
by uslic001 7y ago
Magical thinking and placebo effect. I don't see any Reiki masters on the front line fighting COVID-19 because they know it has no real effect.
- fortran77 7y agoActually, if you google, you'll see everyone from Chiropractors to acupuncturists to reiki practitioners claiming they can help. (The most outlandish claims are coming from the chiropractors!)
- jayjay71 7y agoFun fact: at least in the United States, chiropractors do not have medical degrees and so they are not licensed doctors.
- sneak 7y agoYet it is still somehow legal for them to market themselves as “Dr. $NAME”. It’s baffling.
- crispinb 7y agoChiropractic can cure all known ailments. Which is nearly as many as are smited by the mighty turmeric.
- dang 7y ago"Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html