Yes, but you have to BELIEVE the placebos will help.
Quite a few of them. You’re being vague enough that I can only play with the analogies you give me. You gave me the analogy of a placebo not working if you don’t believe in it; I pointed out that disbelief in placebos is rather irrational.
facepalms Did you even read any other post in this thread?
Quite a few of them. You’re being vague enough that I can only play with the analogies you give me. You gave me the analogy of a placebo not working if you don’t believe in it; I pointed out that disbelief in placebos is rather irrational.
Trying to figure out if it’s rational or not, and if so HOW it’s rational so I can convince my brain of it, is exactly what the entire discussion is about starting from the first post here: http://lesswrong.com/lw/7fo/open_thread_september_2011/4r8q
Can anyone think of a better thing to have said here?