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by bjhoops1 4555 days ago
I found a bottle of Teething Tablets for my 10 month old labelled "homeopathic." I threw them in the trash, pointing out to my wife that placebo effect can only occur if the patient is old enough to comprehend that they are receiving a treatment.
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The tablets were supposed to have placebo effect on your wife, not your kid :)
Didn't that make you feel a little better?
Why yes. Yes it did. Maybe the real benefit of homeopathy is making people like me feel superior... Hmm..