• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    We dont think theres a “non placebo effect”

    We know there’s a nocebo effect. Which is the opposite of placebo, meaning you can have a negative effective from something that’s inactive.

    The real crazy part is if before an experiment to measure the effects, explaining the nocebo effect pretty much elimates it. Explaining the placebo effect doesn’t change the results.

    Meaning we have a fundamental disposition to being optimists.

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      2 months ago

      I think you’re misunderstanding the title. It’s saying that homeopathists believe that homeopathy has an effect beyond the placebo effect