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by derleth 5013 days ago
> And as long as people get better, even if it is just by the believe in the effect, it is in my view a legitimate approach.

So fraud isn't really fraud if people are going to get better anyway?

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If the believe in an illusion makes the symptoms improve I think it is completely legitimate. Maybe the same would have been achieved by a psychologist sitting down with them for a few sessions. But if the same result can be achieved by a placebo pill, I am all for it. Ultimately I see the goal of medicine to improve the conditions of the patient and if simple psychological triggers like placebo-similar medicine can achieve this, I am all for it.