Placebo Effect Disproven
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| There was a study not that long ago that concluded that the placebo effect doesn't really exist. How did they test that? They gave a bunch of critically ill patients a placebo, and others a fake placebo. Crazy thing was, in both groups equal amounts of people died. |
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| Wait this confuses me... How can the Placebo effect be disproven when whenever there is a test that requires placebos it DOES working therefore proving that the effect does exist. Yeesh, hope that made sense. |
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| oh boy aren't you going to feel stupid once you re-read what i wrote. |
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| In a test, one group read a post by neoform, while the other group read a placebo post. Both groups found their respective posts quite unfunny! |
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| In a test.. fuckit, shut up. |
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| i dunno, they just posted today a list of 13 facts that dont make sens considering today's science and the placebo effect is one of them, that would mean it has not been dispro
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[ www.newscientist.com ] |
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| did anyone even read what i wrote? |
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| maybe what you wrote doesnt make any sense |
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| sure it does. |
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| i understand you do not believe they disproved it, but my point was i doubt that an actual serious study disproved it, given the article i posted |
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| :lol |
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| yeah i don't get it |
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| what a waste of time!!! |
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| (actually reading this) |
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| its not so much the original post thats funny... its the reactions :lol |
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| i really don't get how people don't get it. |
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| I get it I just don't find it funny! |
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| you dont die normaly from taking placebos |
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| Originally posted by SCOTTYP...
I get it I just don't find it funny!
could it be that your a jaded nerd who will do anything to make sure you don't find anything i say funny? |
Placebo Effect Disproven
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