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Saw this on Twitter: Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. (Original Post) Dr. Strange Aug 2014 OP
Hey, it works just fine for hypochondriacs, that placebo effect giving them a little lift Warpy Aug 2014 #1
Well, homeopathy is nothing... Archae Aug 2014 #2
Ok, ok, it's water, and... AlbertCat Aug 2014 #3
That's why I like the quote. Dr. Strange Aug 2014 #5
:headslap: I get it now. /nt LiberalAndProud Aug 2014 #6
Stole this from GD LostOne4Ever Aug 2014 #4
California's initial water recycling plan was defeated by the woo crowd with cries of Lordquinton Aug 2014 #9
Nothing, and Homeopathy, are pretty much the same thing. LeftishBrit Aug 2014 #7
It has the memory of nothing! Dr. Strange Aug 2014 #8
Most profitable water ever sold. Orsino Oct 2014 #10
Actually, that's not true. Distilled water is, but that's quite a high level of effect. Donald Ian Rankin Oct 2014 #11

Warpy

(113,131 posts)
1. Hey, it works just fine for hypochondriacs, that placebo effect giving them a little lift
Tue Aug 19, 2014, 08:04 PM
Aug 2014

It's not so hot when somebody is really sick. They just keep getting sicker.

Lordquinton

(7,886 posts)
9. California's initial water recycling plan was defeated by the woo crowd with cries of
Sun Aug 31, 2014, 02:42 PM
Aug 2014

"We don't want to drink toilet water!" little do they know they already do.

LeftishBrit

(41,306 posts)
7. Nothing, and Homeopathy, are pretty much the same thing.
Sun Aug 31, 2014, 03:26 AM
Aug 2014

Well, perhaps you could say that homeopathy is diluted nothing!

Donald Ian Rankin

(13,598 posts)
11. Actually, that's not true. Distilled water is, but that's quite a high level of effect.
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 04:14 PM
Oct 2014

Never underestimate the power of the placebo effect.

"Homeopathy works no better than any other placebo" is not the same as "homeopathy does not produce measurable improvements in outcomes for conditions where mental state is helpful (which is most of them)".

The problem is that, obviously, it's only likely to help if you believe in it, so it can't be fully exploited without lying to people.

I do wonder how much good you could do be explaining clearly to people that homeopathy works not by "water memory" but by the placebo effect, giving them statistics on how well placebos work, and then administering distilled water and a sugar pill with complete honesty.

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