Homeopathy

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by tater

Opinions don't matter. If it is not quackery, then it could prove it works in proper, controlled studies—more than the placebo effect. It does not.

Indeed. Even trying to raise empirical data of validity for acupuncture and meditation has now been more successful - and they struggled for decades to explore both in methodologically okay settings.

However. I asked because I wanted to get a quick impression of how widespread trust in the method is in this non-representative sample of GT members. Pure curiosity. Maybe I ask again in some days about opinions on tarot or enneagrams

So, if somebody has a benefit from falling victim to a placebo effect that lasts, fine, if the relief is for real and is not short-term only, it does not matter whether it is an agent or a placebo. I just deny that there is any other, causal factor involved that would make homeopathy an effect beside that of a placebo, or mere belief.