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126 points julianh65 | 2 comments | | HN request time: 0.542s | source
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cckolon ◴[] No.44444571[source]
> 5 - 9 means strong effects, definitely not placebo.

It’s impossible for anyone to say this convincingly about their own experience. If it were easy to tell whether an effect was due to placebo, we wouldn’t need blinded trials!

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1. Scarblac ◴[] No.44445370[source]
I'm still in doubt about the effectiveness of parachutes, there's never been a large double blind trial.
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2. y-curious ◴[] No.44446249[source]
I'm stealing this one instead of using "it was revealed to me in a dream."