Good question. If the real thing is 'a positive end result' in whatever feild you are working in, then surley there is no differance between a placebo and 'the real thing'?
On 29 Jan, 01:08, Kierkecraig <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm a little late to this discussion. Only read the last few posts. > Isn't the placebo effect just as genuine as the real thing? And can > the real thing be negated by negative thinking? If so, is there > really a "real thing" or just the placebo effect. > > On Jan 28, 10:57 am, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > That's the most basic interpretation, but here's a better explanation. > > If you wake up in the morning and think to yourself, "Today is a sh*tty > > day", lo and behold, it is. > > > Placebo effect lets patients take sugar pills thinking "This is going to > > cure me!", and lo and behold, it does. It's well documented. > > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Correct me if I am wrong Lee, but what I perceive your post as saying > > > is that, IF one wakes up in the morning all sour puss and ornery then > > > "that" is a reflection of that person's subconscious mind which leads > > > to adverse results throughout the day. Conversely one that awakes in a > > > jubilant frame of mind experiences more positive occurrences resultant > > > of the jubilant subconscious. > > > > On Jan 28, 9:53 am, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Well seeing as you asked so nice, and have stopped your normal shity > > > > attacking routine, then I'll gladly repeat myself for you. > > > > > The example I gave about waking up in the morning was to highlight, > > > > how you feel can affect your day to day life. It was in direct > > > > response to your bullshit comment, I was trying to help you see > > > > through the bullshit, as you asked. > > > > > But I've told you that three times already. > > > > > Try this one then. > > > > > The placebo effect is a well known example of how what's in your head > > > > can affect the workings of your body. Do you disagree? > > > > > On 28 Jan, 15:00, chazwin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > You are just being silly. I know to whom and to what I was > > > > > responding. > > > > > Slip made a statement about "...Joseph Murphy (1898-1981) > > > > > Prosperity writer extraordinaire DR. JOSEPH MURPHY wrote, taught, > > > > > counseled... " > > > > > My concern was to respond to that. It is called "keeping to the > > > > > thread". You came back with, quite frankly, some nonsense, about > > > > > waking up in the morning, which was completely off topic. > > > > > Even though this was of no relevance to the topic, I asked what was > > > > > the point of it and you failed to answer that. > > > > > Give it up! > > > > > > On Jan 28, 1:31 pm, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Sorry Chazy, but you are wrong. > > > > > > Oh booh hoo!! > > > > > > ......s day, which in turn you decided to not answer directly > > > > > > > any of it, but choose rather to subject me to a round of the old > > > > > > game > > > > > > 'whats wrong with your life then Lee'. > > > > > > Is that a real quote or a figment of your won imagination? > > > > > > > Why Chaz do we have to go through this every single time we try to > > > > > > communcate? > > > > > > I had not noticed. Maybe you are imagining things? > > > > > > > Rest assured, I did not get mixed up anywhere, do you get it now, do > > > > > > you understand, have I made myself clear to you? > > > > > > You have made the fact of your own confusion crystal clear. > > > > > Did you have a point when talking about getting up in the morning, or > > > > > not?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
