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No, there is a difference between belief and actions. The action of saying "this one should really work" of course has an effect. There is absolutely no scient
by gergles 15y ago
No, there is a difference between belief and actions. The action of saying "this one should really work" of course has an effect.
There is absolutely no scientific evidence anywhere to support that the "belief" on the part of an administrator in a drug trial has anything to do with any outcomes.
- Alex3917 15y agoThat's simply not true. C.f. the clever hans effect, or all of the recent research on drug dogs: http://www.erowid.org/freedom/police/police_article1.shtml http://www.erowid.org/freedom/police/police_article1.shtml I think that should be sufficient to prove that beliefs can be transmitted non-verbally. You are trying to argue there is some distinction between belief and action, but the only reason any 'action' has an effect is because it transmits a belief. What you are saying is that the non-verbal transmission of a belief could not have an effect on outcomes, whereas the verbal transmission of a belief can. This makes no sense.