I hope China (and hopefully Europe) focus less on bullshit and more on interest and skill.

Here in India, there are women everywhere, but more in "feminine" jobs than in "masculine" ones. Of course there is preference for women in "masculine" jobs and for men in "feminine" jobs, in name of balance. But there is a limit to it. Thank God.

So Placebo requires lying to the patient. How about actual medicine? How many doctors tell their patients about risks and side effects of the medicine they prescribe? I would not, if I'm into this traditional western medicine - it would increase the possibility of these "risks and side effects".

I practice something similar to Reiki as a hoby, and I have seen people healed from cases like
. growth inside nose with phlegm stored in half the head's cativits
. asthma
. spondilosis
among others.

I'm not asking you to believe me and follow my way. If these happen on placebo effect, why don't we develop "lying to the patient and giving sugar pill" as a more serious psychological medicine?

I know we won't. If you try, the pharma companies will kill you, and also kill anyone who might have heard your plans. Traditional western medicine started with good intentions, but I think I have enough reason to believe that the system is comparable to what Monsanto is to food.

In my experience, at least 98% of all "alternative medicine" appear to be frauds. If the traditional western medicine had 80% frauds who cannot heal, do you think it would survive to this date? With this many frauds "alternatives" are still alive most likely because few of us do get decent results?

I love the open minded stand of this article and discussion. Otherwise I could have shied away from commenting :)

I am from India, and I feel even durability of Thinkpads is slowly getting worse.

I'm a Reiki guy in India. Does anyone want to have a feel of it before cracking jokes?

I prefer chronic conditions that do not really warrant immediate medical attention, or conditions that conventional medicine (that is better known as "modern") suggest to cope with.

Be prepared to wait, though - there are many limits, including your possible "resistance", that can slow down things.

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