#skepticism

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[savagechickens]

Read My Mind.

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[skeptic-mage]

stop the average person on the street and ask them what they think placebo means, and they'll probably tell you it's something like mind over matter or the power of positivity, or that if you believe you're on the mend, you'll be able to think yourself well. And they might tell you that it's why things like homeopathy and chiropractor are totally fine for people to believe in, because if the patient thinks they're getting better, they actually will get better, regardless of how ineffective their treatment is. In my experience, that can extend all the way to people believing you're able to cure yourself of cancer with just the power of your mind.