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Well, during victorian times people got through surgery without anesthetics. What's your point? Not sure why you think studies aren't controlling for placebo?
by kaoD 4y ago
Well, during victorian times people got through surgery without anesthetics. What's your point?
Not sure why you think studies aren't controlling for placebo? Although it's obviously notoriously hard with psychedelics.
Just to be clear: I agree that more studies are needed, just disagree with the rest of your statements.
- hammyhavoc 4y agoThat over time, through time-proven hypothesis, we arrive at a modern understanding of our biology and psychology. So you openly admit that this is difficult to assess? That much we can agree on at least.
- kaoD 4y agoIn fact I'd go a step further and say that it's not only difficult but impossible to assess since it's pretty easy for the test subject to discern whether he was given a placebo or not, especially considering that the benefits are suspected to come from the induced experience itself and not the drug as a substance in isolation. You can't control if exercising is placebo either, can you? But the consensus is that it's physically and mentally beneficial. I don't think controlling for placebo is of great use here although it obviously has to be taken into account.