"The current scientific consensus is that the placebo effect is a real healing effect operating through belief and suggestion." I disagree, based on my underst

"The current scientific consensus is that the placebo effect is a real healing effect operating through belief and suggestion." I disagree, based on my understanding of the placebo affect: The placebo effect causes people to genuinely feel better - no more or less than that. The placebo effect does NOT indicate a "real healing effect" per se - just that it makes people feel better, and clearly only in situations where such a thing is possible. Meaning that nobody believes in a placebo effect for a broken arm. Only for things where people could plausibly think something HAS gotten better. Like a cold, or mild pain, etc.